Telepossession
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Telepossession is a relatively new legal concept. Maritime salvage in the case of the SS Central America
is where the term gained importance. In the case of the SS Central America, the Columbus-American Discovery Group Inc. won over the insurer, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
. This case was decided in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1992.
The basis for a claim of telepossession was the operation of robotic workers at the submerged site, where they performed the tasks of a manned crew of salvage workers. These telepossession robots worked to secure the site, provide for the management of the site, retrieve the gold from the shipwreck and other tasks.
The common law
principle of pedis possessio
was relied on by the claimants to press their claim for ownership of the recovered gold. Pedis possesseo in layman's terms means "To walk on and to claim possession". This principle is the basis of the 1862 Homestead Act and the General Mining Act of 1872
of the Congress of the United States, which opened up the western United States for colonization and growth.
Under the 1967 Moon Treaty of the United Nations, all property must be developed to the benefit of all humanity. Telepossession can provide for a form of possession which will allow mining and space colonization companies from all the worlds nations - as private entities - to develop the extraterrestrial resources used in making space stations, fleets of spacecraft, fueling stations, asteroid threat control http://pan-starrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/public/asteroid-threat/asteroid_threat.html infrastructure and all other colonization infrastructures. See United Nations Treaties regarding space and Space Policy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty
SS Central America
SS Central America, sometimes called the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the eastern coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after Mr. George Law of New York...
is where the term gained importance. In the case of the SS Central America, the Columbus-American Discovery Group Inc. won over the insurer, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
The Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company is a mutual insurance company which offers personal, marine, commercial property, and casualty insurance. It is part of the Atlantic Mutual Companies, which includes Centennial Insurance Company...
. This case was decided in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1992.
The basis for a claim of telepossession was the operation of robotic workers at the submerged site, where they performed the tasks of a manned crew of salvage workers. These telepossession robots worked to secure the site, provide for the management of the site, retrieve the gold from the shipwreck and other tasks.
The common law
Common law
Common law is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action...
principle of pedis possessio
Pedis possessio
In the common law there is a legal concept which has been responsible for establishing ownership throughout history. This concept involves the establishment of first possession of land. By walking on a property and defining its bounds, possession is established. A legal phrase - Pedis Possesseo has...
was relied on by the claimants to press their claim for ownership of the recovered gold. Pedis possesseo in layman's terms means "To walk on and to claim possession". This principle is the basis of the 1862 Homestead Act and the General Mining Act of 1872
General Mining Act of 1872
The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal public lands...
of the Congress of the United States, which opened up the western United States for colonization and growth.
Under the 1967 Moon Treaty of the United Nations, all property must be developed to the benefit of all humanity. Telepossession can provide for a form of possession which will allow mining and space colonization companies from all the worlds nations - as private entities - to develop the extraterrestrial resources used in making space stations, fleets of spacecraft, fueling stations, asteroid threat control http://pan-starrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/public/asteroid-threat/asteroid_threat.html infrastructure and all other colonization infrastructures. See United Nations Treaties regarding space and Space Policy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty