FAA Requires (Non-Commercial) Drone Registration
FAA Press Release
FAA Interim Final Rule (pdf; 211 pages)
Media:
New York Times short summary
Mandatory Drone Registration Begins – practical aspects from IEEE Spectrum
Legality: From earlier this year, Is a Drone Registration Mandate Illegal? – Competitive Enterprise Institute. See also, Critics Threaten Lawsuit Over Drone Registration Rules – The Hill
Related – On Drones:
CDT Proposes Privacy Best Practices for Drones – CDT (Center for Democracy & Technology). The pdf (12 pages) of CDT’s “Model Privacy Best Practices for Unmanned Aircraft” is available here
WireCutter’s The Best Drones; scroll towards the bottom for the useful How to Fly Safely (and Know Your Rights)
A Field Guide to Civilian Drones – New York Times
FAA Approved Commercial Drone Exemptions – Verge
Amazon Proposes Drone Highway As It Readies For Flying Package Delivery – Forbes
Academic Paper: Self-Defense Against Robots and Drones (pdf; 80 pages) – A. Michael Froomkin & Zak Colangelo; see also If I Fly a UAV Over My Neighbor’s House, Is It Trespassing? – The Atlantic
Drone Wars: The Drone Papers series – The Intercept