Spanish woman claims ownership of the Sun

[Boscotheclown]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8171119/spanish-woman-claims-ownership-of-the-sun

After billions of years the Sun finally has an owner — a woman from Spain's soggy region of Galicia says she's registered the star at a local notary public as being her property.

Angeles Duran, 49, told the online edition of daily El Mundo on Friday 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 per cent to the nation's pension fund.

She would dedicate another 10 per cent to research, another 10 per cent to ending world hunger — and would keep the remaining 10 per cent 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.

Joking? or Insane?

 

[Kirjava]

Fruitcake. No one will take her seriously.

 

[RyanReese09]

i laughed at the part where she says she wants to be payed for everyone using the sun

 

[BigSams]

That's a rather odd first post. Pretty funny though.

 

[Edward]

It was all good till she wanted people to pay to use the sun D:

 

[jms_gears1]

'Im not paying'

 

[Logan]

That made my day. Especially the part about charging people for using the sun.
Guess I'll just stop using it. Kinda pointless anyway <_<

 

[uberCuber]

We should all boycott the sun.

 

[imaghost]

She will be making a ton of money since everyone uses our Sun... her Sun... in some way, the beach, lighting their way to work, solar energy and many other uses.

Their laws do not apply here so I really don't care what happens. As a joke, it is okay. It sounds as if this woman is being serious, which makes her a complete idiot. You cannot make the world a better place by saying you own something and taking everyone's money because they used it, when they used it for thousands of years. Just because you know the law and can back your claim legally does not make you smart. How do you improve an economy when you take all the people's money and give it to the government?

I am going to claim the word "the" and charge everyone for saying it. I will be sure to make the economy better and end world hunger.

 

[bigbee99]

lol, this was a funny post, maybe I should buy a star

 

[uberCuber]

I am going to claim the word "the" and charge everyone for saying it. I will be sure to make the economy better and end world hunger.

well now I claim the word "a". And instead of only giving 10% to ending world hunger, I will give half of it to ending world hunger, and keep the other half myself. Screw giving any of it to the government.

 

[kdawg123]

I wonder if she expects full payment from all of the plants and animals that use it to.

This is a perfect example of people being stupid and expecting everybody to play along with them.

 

[r_517]

she WILL make money because she's famous now lol

 

[Cool Frog]

Actually... instead of me paying her how about we sue her for her property causing damage to us?
She is causing worldwide skin cancer, shrinkage of my grapes, nearly constant abuse to my house with all the ultra-violet rays, and surely her property causing blindness and car crashes,with countless damages that she could be accountable for.

 

[goatseforever]

"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."

HA!

 

[imaghost]

Actually... instead of me paying her how about we sue her for her property causing damage to us?
She is causing worldwide skin cancer, shrinkage of my grapes, nearly constant abuse to my house with all the ultra-violet rays, and surely her property causing blindness and car crashes,with countless damages that she could be accountable for.

Good idea, should have thought of that. If she does start collecting, I think she might have a price on her head.
I have to pay to research the Sun, I am going to own the word "Spain" in every language. Then I will only make her pay when she uses the word on anything, address etc.

We will make sure she does not become even remotely close to what she thinks will happen.

 

[avgdi]

"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."

HA!

I thought the same thing.

BTW, has anyone claimed the oceans yet? If not, I will.

 

[Escher]

Damn, I should get around to patenting photosynthesis sometime soon.

 

[y3k9]

Alright that's it, I am claiming all parallel universes, and will sue the UN or someone else for me not being able to see my possessions.

 

[souljahsu]

I think she has some problems...