What a convoluted thought process. The bottom line is, customs is holding up his replacement drone - that he paid for. He paid DJI $165 for the preplacement, so it is his drone. Try to spin it anyway you want. DJI didn't initiate the hold up. The...
On hold indefinitely by a government is called "confiscation" in the real world and if it's a drone, it's "contraband." Just like asset forfeiture is "confiscation."
When the government takes your property by force without due process or...
So what will change the longer they hold it? Will the drone transform itself somehow to become legal? Semantic difference: you are still separated from your property and livelihood.
Why go looking for trouble? I am a risk averse drone pilot and I cherish even my Mavic mini 4pro let alone my Mavic3.
I like freedom from police and lawyers and against fines too much.
That footage is not worth risking it all for me.
Dale