[Willie Green]

So you're saying if I have an Etruscan vase in my study, bought and paid for legally, it can be repossessed by the Italian government 200 years after the fact, if they claim it's 'cultural heritage'.

No. Are you trying to imply that the Rosetta Stone was legally purchased from Egypt by the British museum?

[Right Wing Professor]

Are you trying to imply that the Rosetta Stone was legally purchased from Egypt by the British museum?

No, it was obtained from the French by treaty, over 200 years ago, after the Brits whupped their asses in Egypt. Spoils of war.

But in any case, property, if held long enough, is owned by its possessor.