[meteorite-list] Re: Lunar Property??

From: capricorn89 <capricorn89_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:37:34 2004
Message-ID: <001e01c0640c$7ffac560$df36b2d1_at_earthlink.net>

You may all be surprised to know that many many years ago I actually
obtained a legal opinion from an attorney regarding owning lunar land. I
was in school at that time ( it was way back then.... ) but I was curious
regarding this and I happened to have a cousin who was a high-end lawyer.
He took the time to research and write a legal opinion (to humor me and keep
peace in the family I suppose). Don't even know where that paper might be
archived if I even have it anymore, but I do remember the bottom line was
that you could not own (buy, sell, deal, whatever) as you, and/or your
agents, could not enforce the claim.

Ron Hartman


----- Original Message -----
From: <geoking_at_notkin.net>
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Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 2:19 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Lunar Property??


> Stuart wrote:
>
> >He may have claimed it under US law, but
> >the US has no claim on the Moon, so his claim means nothing.
>
> Dear Stuart and Moon Watchers:
>
> Anyone intrigued by ethical questions along the lines of who owns (or
> could own) certain parts of the Moon, simply MUST read Robert
> Heinlein's science fiction novella, "The Man Who Sold the Moon,"
> first published in 1950 and since reprinted in "The Past Through
> Tomorrow," and other collections.
>
> Heinlein comes up with a rather clever method of determining who is
> entitled to which bits of lunar real estate.
>
> A "rattling good read" as we used to say back home . . . eh Stuart? : )
>
>
> Geoff N.
>
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