Loophole Could Allow Private Land Claims on Other Worlds

Loophole Could Allow Private Land Claims on Other Worlds
Wired, 5 April 2012
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/moon-mars-property/

But Simberg argues that the treaty doesn’t explicitly prevent private companies from claiming territory. Though, if the U.S. government accepted such a claim, that could be taken as a declaration of sovereignty, which might violate the Outer Space Treaty, said space law attorney Michael Listner.