Virgiliu Pop
Virgiliu Pop (born in 1974) is a Romanian space lawyer and author. He has claimed ownership of the Sun in order to make a point about extraterrestrial property rights claims that he argues are bogus.[4] He has asserted that the Moon is a "commons", but also predicts that this status wouldn't last if lunar exploitation were to become practical.[5][6]
He works for the Romanian Space Agency and is publicly active in promoting space efforts in Romania.[7]
References
- ^ "Speaker Photos". TEDx Timisoara Conference. March 2, 2011. http://www.tedxtimisoara.com/press/tedx-timisoara-press-kit/speaker-photos. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Virgiliu Pop". Speakers. TEDx Timişoara. Feb 19, 2011. http://www.tedxtimisoara.com/315-virgiliu-pop. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "PRIMA MISIUNE ROMÂNEASCĂ PE "MARTE". Povestea celor şase români şi a robotului Grivei care au uimit NASA - GALERIE FOTO" (in Romanian). Gandul. February 17, 2011. http://www.gandul.info/reportaj/prima-misiune-romaneasca-pe-marte-povestea-celor-sase-romani-si-a-robotului-grivei-care-au-uimit-nasa-galerie-foto-7993078. Retrieved Mars 30, 2011.
- ^ Virgiliu Pop (May 6, 2002). "Lawyer "Claims" Ownership Of The Sun". SpaceDaily.com. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Lawyer_Claims_Ownership_Of_The_Sun.html. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ Clive Thompson (December 13, 2009). "Lunar Legalism". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E1DE1E39F930A25751C1A96F9C8B63. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ Robert Roy Britt (2004-02-02). "Could lunar real estate spark a future war?". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4137710/ns/technology_and_science-space/.
- ^ Ştefan Both (June 29, 2011). "Bănăţeanul Virgiliu Pop promovează Spaţiul Cosmic" (in Romanian). Adevărul. http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/timisoara/adevarul_timisoara-Saptamana_Mondiala_a_Spatiului_Cosmic-Virgiliu_Pop-Agentia_Spatiala_Romana-Astro_-_Clubul_Antares_timisoara-Observatorul_Astronomic_din_Timisoara-programul_Mars_Desert_Research_Station-NASA_0_508149225.html. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
List of works
- Pop, Virgiliu (2009). Who Owns the Moon?: Extraterrestrial Aspects of Land and Mineral Resources Ownership. Space Regulations Library. Springer. ISBN 978-1402091346.
- Pop, Virgiliu (2006). Unreal Estate - The Men who Sold the Moon. Cornwall, UK: Exposure. ISBN 1-84685-095-9.
- Avocatul Poporului - Institutie fundamentala a statului de drept: (ISBN 9-73964-128-8) a book about the ombudsman institution 1995
- Orizont Interior: (No ISBN) a poetry book 1992
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