低軌道上の小型衛星を使ったインターネットサービスを提供しているStarlinkの利用規約に、火星が自由であることを認めさせる条文がある。
Starlink High-speed internet. Available almost anywhere on Earth. 🔗www.starlink.com For Services provided to, on, or in orbit around the planet Earth or the Moon, this Agreement and any disputes between us arising out of or related to this Agreement, including disputes regarding arbitrability (“Disputes”) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas in the United States. For Services provided on Mars, or in transit to Mars via Starship or other spacecraft, the parties recognize Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities. Accordingly, Disputes will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time of Martian settlement.
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