Becoming a multi-planet species

> On May 6, 2017, at 1:42 AM, Andy Nimmo andynimmo@... [spacesettlers] wrote:
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> This gets to the real problem. Even though I agree with those of you who believe private enterprise is likely to be where space resource mining begins, the problem is that unless the UN laws are changed you can bet your boots whichever company tries to mine anything will quickly find itself before the world court unless it agrees to share its profits with everyone else.

Everyone agrees that the US owns the moon rocks it returned. Nobody questions that and nobody has taken the US to court to get part of them. The notion that one can own the results of space mining is thus well established and, if memory serves, supported by the OST.
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This gets to the real problem. Even though I agree with those of you who believe private enterprise is likely to be where space resource mining begins, the problem is that unless the UN laws are changed you can bet your boots whichever company tries to mine anything will quickly find itself before the world court unless it agrees to share its profits with everyone else.
Everyone agrees that the US owns the moon rocks it returned. Nobody questions that and nobody has taken the US to court to get part of them. The notion that one can own the results of space mining is thus well established and, if memory serves, supported by the OST.