Although this news has kind of an "Is there a there there" vibe, a California State Appeals Court has ruled that some police videos must be released to journalists and the public at large. The 3-0 ruling overturns a judge's decision in San Diego County that all police footage from 911 calls in Chula Vista does not have to be shared or otherwise released.

Of course, California police departments can keep drone footage under wraps if the surveillance video is part of a criminal investigation or violates someone's right to privacy.

“This is an important case," said David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition in San Rafael. "The public has an interest in how a city is using drones, whether it’s complying with its own rules and properly respecting privacy.”

The Coalition also argued that keeping police drone videos top secret would "blunt public understanding of a technology that is being used to replace basic police activity."