The Moon Belongs to America

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I just came across this while compiling statutes for my Patent final:

35 U.S.C. � 105. Inventions in outer space

(a) Any invention made, used or sold in outer space on a space object or component thereof under the jurisdiction or control of the United States shall be considered to be made, used or sold within the United States for the purposes of this title, except with respect to any space object or component thereof that is specifically identified and otherwise provided for by an international agreement to which the United States is a party, or with respect to any space object or component thereof that is carried on the registry of a foreign state in accordance with the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space.

(b) Any invention made, used or sold in outer space on a space object or component thereof that is carried on the registry of a foreign state in accordance with the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space, shall be considered to be made, used or sold within the United States for the purposes of this title if specifically so agreed in an international agreement between the United States and the state of registry.

This shouldn't be too surprising, I guess, but I just think it's neat that there's a section of the U.S. Code titled "Inventions in Outer Space."

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That's an interesting idea. Less gravity on the moon means that female moon colonists will not have to contend with saggy boob syndrome either. Or even the old man with really long and gross ear lobes disease. Ewww that's a nasty one to get.

Well these things about the moon could be said,only one problem man needs to land on the moon first.

Moon is no property of America or any other country. No one can sell it. And if America things it can, it is shitttttttttttttttttt.

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