To: PokeyJoe
Naming a star does not mean sovreignty or ownership. You know that don't you? If that was the case America would be owned by a European map maker.
74 posted on
01/19/2004 9:42:16 AM PST by
Destro
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To: Destro
And, we refer to this land as "America" because - . . . (hint: Amerigo Vespucci)
I didn't say naming a star is ownership.
Naming a star, however, is an act that assumes that the name is recognized. This is a power of ownership (of a name), and if a name is recognized (ie: Microsoft, Dell) - then one may protect the name. It's called copyright law.
And it is a form of ownership.
78 posted on
01/19/2004 10:03:04 AM PST by
PokeyJoe
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To: Destro
the straight skinney...
or
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81 posted on
01/19/2004 10:15:42 AM PST by
Elsie
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