At the moment there's about 20 000 known pieces of space junk and each piece is very carefully tracked. If a piece as small as a coin hits a satellite, at orbit speed, it's bye bye satellite.
NASA monitors the path of every little piece and steers the satellites through them. And yes, they do have insurance in case a piece falls back to earth and hits someone. (I think the odds are much smaller that the article claims tho).
You're right. In South Africa, at least (Derived from roman and British law). A contract has 2 steps, and both steps must be lawful before a contract is formed. An offer and an acceptance. An offer can't be made to the public at large. For example, an ad in the paper that says "coke for 99c at stupid.com", isn't a valid offer, and is NOT the part of a valid contract. The offer has to be individualized first. I'm sure a creative lawyer can make a good case out of this when someone gets sued for EULA violations. No valid offer=no valid contract, therefor no violation.
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At the moment there's about 20 000 known pieces of space junk and each piece is very carefully tracked. If a piece as small as a coin hits a satellite, at orbit speed, it's bye bye satellite. NASA monitors the path of every little piece and steers the satellites through them. And yes, they do have insurance in case a piece falls back to earth and hits someone. (I think the odds are much smaller that the article claims tho).
You're right. In South Africa, at least (Derived from roman and British law). A contract has 2 steps, and both steps must be lawful before a contract is formed. An offer and an acceptance. An offer can't be made to the public at large. For example, an ad in the paper that says "coke for 99c at stupid.com", isn't a valid offer, and is NOT the part of a valid contract. The offer has to be individualized first. I'm sure a creative lawyer can make a good case out of this when someone gets sued for EULA violations. No valid offer=no valid contract, therefor no violation.