Space law is inadequate for the boom in human activity there

Re:Space law is inadequate for the boom in human activity there by L_226 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @02:47PM (#20472831)

Pretty sure as soon as there is permanent human habitation in space, any "Space Law" as determined by Earth lawyers is going to become wishful thinking really quickly. Good luck trying to enforce mining rights or even copyright on Ceres, using Earth law.

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Re:Space law is inadequate for the boom in human activity there by QuotedForTruth on Thursday July 18, 2019 @04:03PM (#20473434)

Its pretty easy to enforce if the disputes are between two parties that are at all Earth based. There will be a significant period of permanent habitation before there is self sustaining habitation. And you really cant afford to tell earth to screw off until you're self sufficient.

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Re:Space law is inadequate for the boom in human activity there by chromeguy66 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:33PM (#20475755)

I hope you won't be the lawyer who delays a food shipment to mars/moon because of some petty copyright dispute.

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Re:Space law is inadequate for the boom in human activity there by acpetrov on Thursday July 18, 2019 @07:53PM (#20475101)

Self sufficient may not be enough either. A rebelling colony needs guns, not just food

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