Nov 30, 2015 09:10 PM
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_US...y_999.html
EXCERPT: One company is especially happy with the space mining legislation signed into law on Wednesday, the company that stands to profit the most. [...] The Space Act grants private companies protected ownership of materials extracted from celestial bodies -- but not the bodies themselves. [...] Planetary Resources and the politicians sponsoring their cause framed the legislative victory as a win for the principles of Adam Smith. [...] But some lawyers aren't certain the law will stand up to scrutiny....
EXCERPT: One company is especially happy with the space mining legislation signed into law on Wednesday, the company that stands to profit the most. [...] The Space Act grants private companies protected ownership of materials extracted from celestial bodies -- but not the bodies themselves. [...] Planetary Resources and the politicians sponsoring their cause framed the legislative victory as a win for the principles of Adam Smith. [...] But some lawyers aren't certain the law will stand up to scrutiny....