To Be Passed On As An Heirloom
link Spanish Woman Claims She Now Owns Sun.
I guess it rings hollow to claim that I thought of this years ago. It took this shrewd, lucid woman to grab onto something so obvious. Many will undoubtedly chastise themselves for not thinking of it first like the pet rock. Of course, the really difficult part is not claiming ownership, it’s collecting the royalties. I’m sure she’s thought out the logistics of having meters installed on top of every living thing on the planet which benefits from the sun’s rays. No doubt she’s been planning this for years, possibly cornering the meter market. Naturally, there will be those scofflaws who refuse to pay, but I’m sure most will be happy to at last have someone take charge of solar radiation. At the very least, when it’s cloudy or cold, you have someone to lodge a complaint with.
If I were her, I’d start gathering a crack team of lawyers because it’s only a matter of time before the global warming crowd are going to try to pin that on her property. As far fetched as it seems now, the sun may have some role to play in this.
But suffice to say, the warning volley has been fired, the gold rush is on. There are millions of obvious things that have yet to be claimed. The atmosphere for instance. Or water. Fire; now there’s a good one. As for me, I think I’ll put my claim in on the number “0”, the color green and the expletive “oh f**k”. Those that refuse to pay me royalties on these items can live a life of paying 9 cents plus 1, having no green on any of their landscapes and having nothing to yell in pain when they smash their thumbs with a hammer. I’m also thinking of claiming the most common punctuation point, the period, as well. Without proper licensing of periods, the world would be subject to run-on sentences without conclusion. Royalties from these few items should keep me in champagne and caviar for a few decades, minus of course the royalties payable on these piddly items. Capitalism and brains; just can’t beat the combo.
Next big battleground: the ownership fight for gravity.