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The Founder of SpaceX Elon Musk's planned colony on the Red Planet will not be ruled by any "Earth-based government" and will instead adhere to is own "self-governing principles," according to report Friday.
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“For services provided on Mars, or in transit to Mars via Starship or other colonization spacecraft, the parties recognize Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities,” the governing law section states.
Instead, disputes “will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time of Martian settlement,” it notes.
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The service terms, however, note that earthlings using the internet on the Earth’s Moon must follow the laws of California.
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