ICO Global Communications… A Legal Lament (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Sometimes, important proceedings simply don't bring in the favorable conclusions companies hope will result from legal actions for recourse.
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International Institute Of Space Commerce — UNIDROIT Issue Inspected
There could be less support for the UNIDROIT Space Assets Protocol than currently perceived, reveals a study conducted by the International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC).
Read MoreTaiwan — A Fine Predicament For Satellite Remnants
An interesting article in the Taiwan News reveals that prosecutors in Taipei are investigating the offer by a foundation to sell remains of a NASA satellite to help pay a NT$300 million fine for a jailed businessman.
Read MoreArab Information Ministers — U.S. Congress’ Anti-TV Legislation Is Considered Interference — Gee, Wonder Why…
Arab information ministers on Sunday slammed a bill passed by the U.S. Congress last December that imposes sanctions on satellite channels deemed hostile to the United States.
Read MoreU.S. Congress — SHVERA Gets 60 Day Extension
John Eggerton of Multichannel News reports that the U.S. Congress has agreed to extend the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act for a period of 60 days.
Read MoreSpatial Legalities Opened For Consortium Confab
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC?) will hold a Spatial Law and Policy Summit at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center on October 7, 2009.
Read MoreNear-Earth Objects Knowledge In Nebraska
The College of Law at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, is hosting a conference that will examine the legal and institutional challenges of international protocols if large asteroids or other interplanetary objects come too close to Earth for comfort.
Read MoreDisarmament Conference Offers Outer Space Use Code
The European Union on Thursday, February 12, presented a proposal for a voluntary international code on the use of outer space to the Conference on Disarmament, just days after a Russian and U.S. satellite collided.
Read MoreLegal Ruminations… Gilat Satellite Networks…
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) has filed lawsuits against each of the parties that had guaranteed the payment of a termination fee under the Merger Agreement that was approved by the Company's shareholders on July 3, 2008.
Read MoreAppeal Is Telenor’s Next Step In Siberian Lawsuit Verdict
A court in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, shortly after 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning local time issued a verdict holding Telenor liable for USD 2,824,125,677 in damages, plus RUR 460,000 in costs, for allegedly having delayed VimpelCom's acquisition of Ukrainian Radio Systems, a small Ukrainian mobile operator.
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