Whilst in the UK, and an increasing number of other countries, there is clarity about legal and illegal drone use, that's not the case in the USA. The UK CAA has approved EUROUSC to carry out drone pilot (really a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System - RPAS) approval via an exam, operations manual and flight test called BNUC-S.
Howver, the US is in confusion over drone laws causing a field day for lawyers
See this link: http://fortune.com/2014/04/09/drone-law-becomes-big-business/
A recent attempt by the FAA to prosecute a drone pilot was thrown out of court by the judge who observed that the FAA had issued no laws, just guidelines and worse, only had jurisdiction over manned flight! So while the US FAA scramble to bring in controlling legislation the situation for drone operators spans the range from banned to free for all depending upon the location's state law.
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