I’ll claim ownership of one of Saturn’s rings. A nice inner one, please.
After billions of years the Sun finally has an owner — a woman from Spain’s soggy region of Galicia said Friday she had registered the star at a local notary public as being her property. Angeles Duran, 49, told the online edition of daily El Mundo she took the step in September after reading about an American man who had registered himself as the owner of the moon and most planets in our solar system.
There is an international agreement which states that no country may claim ownership of a planet or star, but it says nothing about individuals, she added.
“There was no snag, I backed my claim legally, I am not stupid, I know the law. I did it but anyone else could have done it, it simply occurred to me first.”
The document issued by the notary public declares Duran to be the “owner of the Sun, a star of spectral type G2, located in the centre of the solar system, located at an average distance from Earth of about 149,600,000 kilometers.”
Duran, who lives in the town of Salvaterra do Mino, said she now wants to slap a fee on everyone who uses the sun and give half of the proceeds to the Spanish government and 20 percent to the nation’s pension fund.
Mr. Hollywood Suntan, George Hamilton, would probably owe the value of a small nation if he had to pay for all the sunlight he’s used over the years.
Found by Brother Uncle Don
That damn thing woke me up this morning when it, uninvited, broke in through my bedroom window. I’d been working all night and this nuisance was very unwelcome. And it’s not the first time! She ought to control her property. I think I’ll sue her for damages.
#1 – Might need to sue for all the skin cancer her sun has caused too.
@1 Very well said.
See what stupid examples the corporations have been setting for ordinary people? Now I find myself in the position of having to tell the nice Spanish lady to stick the sun where the sun don’t shine…
I am not sure she can be held responsible for unauthorized use.
No different then WiFi extending beyond the physical boundaries of your property; and yet, the public is not free to use it!
She can have it.
I can’t afford the power bill any longer.
Geez but I hope she does not paint it green.
Since this ownership of the sun is a threat to national security, I recommend a full nuclear strike against Mrs Duran, and Spain in order to secure sovereignty of this important strategic resource. On a side note, this will also solve the problem with Spain’s national pension.
Or we could just ignore this idiot, like we did the moon idiot.
When you claim a piece of property, aren’t you required to make improvements for the claim to be authenticated? Let her build a house and plough a field.
In related news, Facebook trademarks the word “face…”
And by the way. I’d like to lay claim to Uranus.
Okayyyyyy she owns the sun. Has anyone calculated the PROPERTY TAXES ?
And are there back taxes due?
She believes she may have access to a vast sum of money and the best thing she can think of to do with it is to give it to the government???? Not feed the starving children in Africa. Not spread around to international charity organizations. No her first thought is to give it to the government where it would simply disappear as if it had never existed?? The fucking government?? Really? Seriously?
# 8 Mac Guy said, on November 28th, 2010 at 8:12 am
In related news, Facebook trademarks the word “face…”
…they’ve also trademarked, book
I’ve sent a letter via certified post requesting use of her Sun and asked that a meter be installed. Now she will be liable for any damages caused by said star. I also want an assurance that there will be no outages and will request prorated fees for lack of light on cloudy days, eclipses, and night time.
She better hope that her star’s storms don’t cause any global catastrophes during solar storms.
So SHE’S responsible for global warming!
Get her!
#2, #14 – got it exactly. let’s sue her out of existence.
Her first move was to turn down the sun’s output by 2% denying Gore, Suzuki and all the other Global Warming scam artists their revenue streams. She expects billions from these groups to restore their revenues. None appeared to be concerned that global warming would continue. The return of justification of their cause and funds was all that seemed to interest them. (no surprise there)
Sooooooo she ownes the sun does that mean she is a citizen of the sun if so problem solved That means she is an illegal immigrant on earth so should be deported back preferably at night i would not like to see her to get burnt HAR HAR.
She wants to charge for sun use? Good thing I never go outside!
#14 – I think we could get an injunction to have her turn the damn thing down a bit.
It would depend on local law of course but I don’t think she can charge for anything because she can’t block anything the sun does and people don’t have to umm, trespass, to take advantage of it. On the other hand she might be liable for damages from a solar storm…for which reason I don’t think I’d want to own it.
You have the potential to end up in the position of a person who owns a nuisance animal.
I found a picture of this woman as a child:
http://imgur.com/CO0ft.jpg
Imagine what the monthly payments would be
Glad that she got a good rate – almost free
Still all the legal gobbledygook for something that no one really owns or can claim
What is next ?
Well this may put a stop to the manned mission to the sun by NASA. Yeah, Yeah, they know all about how they could burn up on the sun but they’ve thought of that. They were going to go at night!
Why am I not surprised that a woman came up with such a greedy act of stupidty?
Madre de Dios, it is true then that the Americans have no sense of humor. All you want to do is sue. You are just jealous because none of you provincials thought of this. Viva Espana!
So, how much taxes does the biatch owe? Who collects?
I claim the solar system so she owes it to me!
.001¢ per pound per year will do nicely.
I’m more amused that there is an international agreement that countries won’t claim ownership of planets that they have no present way of colonizing.
It’s like the silly idea that nations should come together and outlaw war after they’ve already staked their territory claims and killed off those who would challenge them.
Let me know how that works out for ya.
Invalid. As are the man who claimed the planets.
The missing element: a planted flag.
Erm, what element do you make the flag out of to plant it on the sun?
She may own the Sun, but I have all mineral rights! I plan to corner the hydrogen market next week.