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Grounding Drones: Big Brother’S Tool Box Needs Regulation Not Elimination, Melanie Reid Jan 2014

Grounding Drones: Big Brother’S Tool Box Needs Regulation Not Elimination, Melanie Reid

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The Ford Model A was advertised as “the latest and best” in the world in 1903 and sparked global interest to design and create better, faster, and more complex machines than had ever traveled on land. Fast forward to the 21st century and creating machines that can travel around the world’s airspace appears to be the latest fascination. Until relatively recently, only airplanes and helicopters dominated the friendly skies. But now, the public is catching on to the idea that building an aircraft is easier that one might expect. In fact, a pilot is no longer necessary. Drones, also referred …


Blast Off? — Strict Liability’S Potential Role In The Development Of The Commercial Space Market, Mark Flores Jan 2010

Blast Off? — Strict Liability’S Potential Role In The Development Of The Commercial Space Market, Mark Flores

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The sun rises over the mountains in Southern New Mexico and the windows of Spaceport America blind those looking on at the terminal. A sudden boom shakes the ground and a plane unlike any other takes off toward the sky, leaving Spaceport America in the distance.