An anonymous reader writes: The ruling of the Swedish administrative courts forbids anyone to fly a drone equipped with a camera as long as its not “… to document crime or prevent accidents…”. They also rule that there is no exception for the ban for commercial use or in journalistic purposes. According to the court the issue with the drones is that is not “controlled locally” The ban could cause a great problems for the drone industry within Sweden and the UAS Sweden has taken a stand against the ruling because of how it “… strikes against an entire industry that employs thousands of employees.”

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Source: Slashdot – Swedish Administrative Court Bans Drones With Cameras