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Houston164 t1_j25uv81 wrote

“Possession is 9/10th of the law” Yeah, you can claim ownership over anything you want. But you need to be able to protect it to keep it.

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Either_Lawfulness466 t1_j25vr6l wrote

Best answer yet. Treaties and laws are meaningless the real question is do you have the fire power to stop someone from taking it from you.

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--Lavish-- OP t1_j25vjs3 wrote

That was the question in a way was alluding to. How would “protecting it” look like? Governmental restrictions against a company like SpaceX back on earth? Lawsuits? Physical war on the planet?

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DrunkenOnzo t1_j25z8by wrote

You wouldn't need any new laws or anything. It's just regular illegal activity. So there'd be regular old arrests, lawsuits, ect depending on the situation.

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