J.R.McHale

**FAA [Press Release](http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=19856)**

**FAA Interim Final Rule** ([pdf](http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/media/20151213_IFR.pdf); 211 pages)

**Media:**

> New York Times [short summary](http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/daily-report-rules-for-registering-your-drone/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Daily%20Report&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body)

> [Mandatory Drone Registration Begins](http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/aerial-robots/faa-mandatory-drone-registration) – practical aspects from IEEE Spectrum

**Legality:** From earlier this year, [Is a Drone Registration Mandate Illegal?](https://cei.org/blog/drone-registration-mandate-illegal) – Competitive Enterprise Institute. See also, [Critics Threaten Lawsuit Over Drone Registration Rules](http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/263164-critics-threaten-lawsuit-over-faa-drone-registration-rules) – The Hill

**Related – On Drones:**

> [CDT Proposes Privacy Best Practices for Drones](https://cdt.org/blog/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](https://cdt.org/insight/model-privacy-best-practices-for-unmanned-aircraft/)

> WireCutter’s [The Best Drones](http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-drones/#); scroll towards the bottom for the useful **How to Fly Safely (and Know Your Rights)**

> [A Field Guide to Civilian Drones](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/technology/guide-to-civilian-drones.html?emc=edit_tu_20151124&nl=bits&nlid=34482325&_r=0) – New York Times

> [FAA Approved Commercial Drone Exemptions](http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/7/8883821/drone-search-engine-faa-approved-commercial-333-exemptions) – Verge

> [Amazon Proposes Drone Highway As It Readies For Flying Package Delivery](http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/07/28/amazon-proposes-drone-highway-as-it-readies-for-flying-package-delivery/) – Forbes

> **Academic Paper:** [Self-Defense Against Robots and Drones](http://works.bepress.com/amichael_froomkin/2/) (pdf; 80 pages) – A. Michael Froomkin & Zak Colangelo; see also [If I Fly a UAV Over My Neighbor’s House, Is It Trespassing?](http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/if-i-fly-a-uav-over-my-neighbors-house-is-it-trespassing/263431/) – The Atlantic

**Drone Wars:** [The Drone Papers series](https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/) – The Intercept