Re: Space law

Is anyone aware of any legal research or disagreement around who 'owns'
the moon rocks that NASA brought back? I notice that no one ever
disputes the US's right to own those rocks and to transfer ownership to
someone else.

-MM

On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 17:42, Henry Spencer wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Alex Fraser wrote:
> > The oceans beyond national limits are a commons 
> > and people have worked this out legally for years.
> 
> Careful here:  ocean-floor mining is a trouble spot, afflicted by many of
> the same legal problems that could trouble commercial exploitation of
> space resources, and hence not much pursued.  That's not a good ideal to
> aim for.
>
> > ...do you need property to make a profit?
> 
> You can't sell something you don't own.