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Makes for a nice novelty certificate to hang on the wall, I suppose. But seeing as how your donation, which is essentially all you are doing as you get nothing in return, does not go to further the cause of real space exploration the whole thing seems like a waste to me.
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Methinks it's illegal to sell International Property.
The Moon falls under the same laws governing the ownership of Antarctica; No one does. Who ever is slicing it up and selling it might face a fraud lawsuit down the road when some bright person tries to enforce his "ownership".
National Post, Canadian Newspaper?
------------------ -Small Computer Systems Interface "Scuzzy" Emperor
Operator of the Goulag Hotel, maintainer of the workhouses.
"Woman is deprived of rights from lack of education, and the lack of education results from the absence of rights. We must not forget that the subjection of women is so complete, and dates from such distant ages, that we are often unwilling to recognize the gulf that separates them from us."
Tolstoy, on a more objective note.
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Are there any kind of legal disclaimers on these acres?
Isn't illegal to sell land that is inherently dangerous? Here, there must be full disclosure: every possible problem must be revealed to the potential buyer.
I wonder if they bother to mention such trivial details as lack of breathable atmosphere, radiation, micro-meteorites, etc.
Why can't I claim ownership of the sun and make all solar-energy users pay me utilities fees?
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What if there are "people" under the surface of the moon that we don't know of? We can't just move in there some day and take over the land if they already possess it. If this is the case some day, the people here who claim to own it will look pretty stupid. So will the people who think they've bought a piece of it.
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You know WHY that declaration was signed, don't you?
Think about it. At the time, the USA was the only nation capable of landing anybody anywhere to make a claim valid. Such a claim, if followed up upon, would make the US the virtually all-powerful juggernaut it's always wanted to be.
It's hard to impose a "redistribution of wealth" philosophy on a nation going through the kind of economic boom that serious development of space would foster. Everybody would laugh at you.
(Not to mention it might have accelerated the space race enough for humans to have colonies on other worlds by now...)
We can't have that... gotta keep the monkeys grounded.
------------------ "Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ty Kwan Leap. Approach me, that you might see." -- The Master
quote:This can go in the bag along with the 'star naming'.
Star naming doesn't give you a Title of Deed to that star, so thus it is legitimate. Also the organization that carries it out is in cooperation with the government.
But selling physical property that isn't yours is illigimate and enforcable. Besides, there is no current incentive to colonize the moon, public or private. So thus lunar property is, in itself, is worthless. And if the time comes when Moon real estate can support colonies, a new treaty will be drawn up negating any stakes or claims before it.
So thus this opperation can not be, legally, anything more than a novelty.
------------------ -Small Computer Systems Interface "Scuzzy" Emperor
Operator of the Goulag Hotel, maintainer of the workhouses.
"Woman is deprived of rights from lack of education, and the lack of education results from the absence of rights. We must not forget that the subjection of women is so complete, and dates from such distant ages, that we are often unwilling to recognize the gulf that separates them from us."
Tolstoy, on a more objective note.
[This message has been edited by SCSImperium (edited September 12, 2000).]
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