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33 Sing. L. Rev. 55 (2015)
The Regulation of the Recreational Use of Drones for Aerial Photography and Videography: Comparing Singapore's Unmanned Aircraft Act with Other Legislation

handle is hein.journals/singlrev33 and id is 69 raw text is: Singapore Law Review (2015) 33 Sing L Rev THE REGULATION OF THE RECREATIONAL USE OF DRONES FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY: COMPARING SINGAPORE'S UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ACT WITH OTHER LEGISLATION CHEN SIYUAN* In the last few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of remote-controlled copters or drones by recreational users to capture aerial photographs and videos on an unprecedented scale. The convergence of cutting-edge technological developments in gyroscopic gimbals, long-range wireless transmissions, GPS-enabled stabilisation and flightpath-preprogramming, first-person-views, and compact digital imaging has led to the proliferation of these camera-carrying devices that even hobbyists can pilot with reasonable safety. However, there has been a consistent stream ofpublic concern relating to issues of safety, privacy, and disruption of commercial interests. Lost in the paranoid cacophony is a question that warrants proper legislative reflection: how can these drones be regulated in a way that is proportionate and sensible? With Singapore's recently enacted UnmannedAircraftAct as the focalpoint, this article will compare and contrast the various regulations around the world to determine where the best balance has been struck between the freedom to create art and the purported competing demands ofsafety, privacy, and commercial interests. I. ESTABLISHING THE CONTEXT One will probably have read about them in the news or even seen them in action given their recent proliferation: camera-carrying drones flying in and around * LL.B. (NUS), LL.M. (Harvard); Assistant Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University.

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