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Re:SpaceX can't broadcast Earth images because of a murky li... by emiliobumachar on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:19PM (#16775069)
It seems to me that you're arguing broadly that space regulation, generally speaking, could, in principle, be good. I agree with that.

Now, do you have any arguments in favor of the regulatory restrictions on SpaceX lauch videos?

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Re:SpaceX can't broadcast Earth images because of a murky li... by IAmEveryone on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:16PM (#16776989)
No, not really. SpaceX's usage is obviously far too trivial to trigger any of the concerns motivating the regulation.

BUT: Exhaustively specifying all possibilities in law is rather impossible, and any attempt would make legal texts even more verbose. Giving an agency the leeway to waive regulations on a case-by-case basis may however appear (or be) arbitrary. Although I suspect the latter may still happen once the agency has had more than three days to think about it.

Otherwise, it may just be preferable for SpaceX to spend a few hours submitting the application. It's really not rocket science.

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