Johannes replied to me: > That was under the assumption, that the surveys don't automatically result > in claims, but that prospectors only sell their data. In that case all the > actions of Z, with the exception of stealing the data would be legal.
So prospector X makes a survey, but the fact alone doesn't give them a claim, and then miner Z indepdendently selects the asteroid for mining without a prior survey, no foul play involved? If that is a rational risk-reward decision for Z, why would there be prospectors in the setting at all? Or is Z an irrational actor? > If a survey automatically results in a claim, you need rules what the > minimum requirements for a survey are. A mining company might get the > idea, that they make fast inexact surveys at a distance to get claims on > many astereoids and then later send a ship to make a real survey, to pick, > which of their asteroids they actually should mine. Landing and raising a flag? Sample analysis to some standard? A sample-return mission? But does that count if the sample is still on the long way home? > It also will lead to a large number of claimed astereoids, that nobody > actually wants to use for anything. A time limit? Wait until enraged spacers demand a change to the law? Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
