"There is no DJI ban." Let's call it a restriction.

[mavic3usa]

Agreed. Video speaks for itself.

Shout out to @Vic Moss

Please move, merge, or delete as appropriate.
My google alarms went off so I thought I'd post to get this message out over the weekend.

(not me, not my video)

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[MS Coast]

If you fear a DJI ban, shutdown of DJI software and firmware updates, blocking of DJI drones operating in the US, or any of the other sky-is-falling rumors of pending disaster, watch and assimilate this video.

Thank you to Vic Moss for an informed, reasoned, and rational assessment of the situation.

 

[4 inch pistons]

I trust Vic’s info more than anyone. If he says it-I believe it. About drones anyway

 

[moldorf]

I had credited Vic Moss for knowing more about the situation(s), and having a better finger on the pulse of the anti-DJI momentum than anybody else. He's measured and rational. BUT, for the last 18 months or so, everything he's said has been unlikely to happen...has happened. Time and time again the momentum against DJI (and Autel) has been sustained. Every time we got to a point where there was a worst that could happen, it has generally happened

every time people have argued that the next step would be irrational and nonsensical responses by the Feds, that next step was taken

so, I'm sure not counting on reason and logic to barge into the room over the next month, or even over the next few years.

 

[MS Coast]

I had credited Vic Moss for knowing more about the situation(s), and having a better finger on the pulse of the anti-DJI momentum than anybody else. He's measured and rational. BUT, for the last 18 months or so, everything he's said has been unlikely to happen...has happened. Time and time again the momentum against DJI (and Autel) has been sustained. Every time we got to a point where there was a worst that could happen, it has generally happened

every time people have argued that the next step would be irrational and nonsensical responses by the Feds, that next step was taken

so, I'm sure not counting on reason and logic to barge into the room over the next month, or even over the next few years.

Specifics, please, rather than vague generalities.

 

[moldorf]

Specifics, please, rather than vague generalities.

lol...and what is this thread about....a not-ban of DJI imports right?

' the bill won't make it out of the House committee'
' The NDAA won't make it out of the House in it's current form, and will never pass the Senate'
' ' well, ok it made it out of the House but it won't pass out of the Senate'
' there is too much pressure from 1st responders for the bill not be be modified
' well, ok it made it out of the House, and the Senate, but it's unlikely to survive reconciliation'
' well ****'
' well, that full year for the security audit is enough time to solve the issues'
' ok, maybe the security audit will be implemented but the FCC can't retroactive revoke licenses
' well ****'

look...I'd love to have some optimism here, but I just don't see any light in this tunnel

 

[GadgetGuy]

lol...and what is this thread about....a not-ban of DJI imports right?

' the bill won't make it out of the House committee'
' The NDAA won't make it out of the House in it's current form, and will never pass the Senate'
' ' well, ok it made it out of the House but it won't pass out of the Senate'
' there is too much pressure from 1st responders for the bill not be be modified
' well, ok it made it out of the House, and the Senate, but it's unlikely to survive reconciliation'
' well ****'
' well, that full year for the security audit is enough time to solve the issues'
' ok, maybe the security audit will be implemented but the FCC can't retroactive revoke licenses
' well ****'

look...I'd love to have some optimism here, but I just don't see any light in this tunnel

Even DJI can read the tea leaves better than Vic.

DJI's Adam Welsh is Head of Global policy, putting him right at the top of the company's interaction with governments around the world, asked about the ban,

"So, we're we're coming up on crunch time, like literally, we're at the point where we're we're only weeks away from this becoming, you know, like a fait accompli kind of thing. Yeah." LOL!

Exclusive DJI interview: 460,000 American jobs and public safety at risk says Head of Global Policy

I sit and imagine an America without DJI, a company going from winning OSCARs to the brink of a ban of its drones and cameras. What hope remains for users?

www.digitalcameraworld.com

 

[CraigVMN]

Has anyone considered a class action law suit against the entities who want to implement a ban? Make them prove their case and justify the ban, and compensate those who have invested millions of dollars into the devices, and the lost revenue of those who use their drones for business earnings.

 

[orionshooter]

Here’s where I think Vic loses traction. He said, “Nobody, even a bureaucrat nobody in their right mind is going to do something that would shut down first responder fleets.”

He said this to counter our concerns about the possibility the FCC may revoke previously granted licensing which would ground all existing DJI products in the U.S..

Vic, even you shook your head as though you heard something incredulous when you told us the FCC “granted itself the power…..”. And now, you are asking us to believe the current administration is incapable of engaging in “out of their minds” behavior?

History speaks for itself Vic and reasonable people agree this administration is quite capable of mindless behavior. And finally, suggesting resorting civil disobedience, doesn’t give anyone a warm fuzzy feeling either.

We have three choices:

The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist hopes it will change.
The realist adjusts the sails.

 

[msinger]

Here’s where I think Vic loses traction. He said, “Nobody, even a bureaucrat nobody in their right mind is going to do something that would shut down first responder fleets.”

I think it's a reasonable opinion and definitely a possible outcome. But the government can and will do whatever it wants if people quietly stand by and let it happen.