Spanish woman claims ownership of the Sun

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-11-28 02:51

  MADRID (AFP) – 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 kilometres".
  
  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.
  
  She would dedicate another 10 percent to research, another 10 percent to ending world hunger -- and would keep the remaining 10 percent herself.
  
  "It is time to start doing things the right way, if there is an idea for how to generate income and improve the economy and people's well-being, why not do it?" she asked.

  
  Spanish woman claims ownership of the Sun - Yahoo! News
  seriously,
  People these days
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2010-11-28 03:01
  I will sue her for trillions of dollars because the sun has been unleashing harmful rays on the planet for 4.5 billion years, and threatening all life... and non-life.
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-11-28 03:01
  Uhm, no, really?
  
  What're you gonna do if people don't pay, HMM?
  
  Like hell they will.
  
  
  

  Quote from EndlessDreams;230802:

  I will sue her for trillions of dollars because the sun has been unleashing harmful rays on the planet for 4.5 billion years, and threatening all life... and non-life.

  
  
  Oh that's genius.
• Osayidan wrote on 2010-11-28 03:02
  I think she can go **** herself.
• Mrlucky77 wrote on 2010-11-28 03:02
  Good motives, poor execution.
• Tokiko wrote on 2010-11-28 03:04
  I bet she's an attention whore.
  She's probably going to change the name too.
• Kansi wrote on 2010-11-28 03:05
  Funny. But to put a fee for using the sun? That's just plain dumb.
• Kueh wrote on 2010-11-28 04:09
  I've decided to rename the sun Gregor.
  
  Anyone who calls the sun anything other than Gregor is subject to an Angeles Duran Fee.
• Q wrote on 2010-11-28 04:14
  when she said she wanted to be owner i was like lol sure i guess what harm can she do? then when she said shes putting a fee on it...go die pl0x.
• Time wrote on 2010-11-28 04:16

  Quote from ScoutNinja;230810:

  Funny. But to put a fee for using the sun? That's just plain dumb.

  
  
  I disagree, I think its genius. Its a completely horrible thing to do, but if you can pull it off, you may be one of the smartest people alive.
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-11-28 04:22

  Quote from Time;230855:

  I disagree, I think its genius. Its a completely horrible thing to do, but if you can pull it off, you may be one of the smartest people alive.

  
  
  Also probably the most hated and ridiculed.
• Time wrote on 2010-11-28 04:25

  Quote from Kazuni;230862:

  Also probably the most hated and ridiculed.

  
  
  If you hate her she can just turn off the sun....ohwait.
• Finnea wrote on 2010-11-28 04:27
  But seriously, if I get a sun burn, then this is the person I complain to?
• PorcelainVienna wrote on 2010-11-28 04:28
  I will stay in my house for the rest of my life. I don't really like the dang sun anyway -- I'll just internet shop and have my groceries delivered! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Half to the freaking government...insanity >:O
• Kueh wrote on 2010-11-28 04:34
  Welcome to the forums. I like your 14 lol combo. And I stay in my house anyway, so that'll be easy for me.
  
  :lol: