Found this in the old list serv archive:<br /><br />
[quote=list serv archive]"If a system is discovered, how do you claim rights to it?
<br /><br />Good Question!!!!! <br />Do you guys remember MISSION TO ALCAZZAR? In that
adventure the CDC Corp wanted to keep the mineral wealth of the planet a
secret. Why, so that no one else would start mining there.
<br /><br />If they were allowed to claim the whole planet as there own, I'm sure
they would have. They would have had the whole planet to mine, all they
would require would be some planetary defense batteries. Then they
could mine the entire planet dry over the next 100 years.
<br /><br />Ultimately, the "I got here first" approach really....SUCKS. But how
far would the UPF go to enforce their laws, if one existed. What if
some rich guy came by and set up a number of planetary defenses? What
if this rich guy decided not to join the UPF, and made slavery legal or
something else, just as nasty. The UPF overlooks Outter Reach all the
time. Is it choice, law, or just the policital reality?"<br />[/quote]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Probably a question for the colonization project, How to claim a planet?<br /><br />Comparing the Frontier between the AD rules and the Zebs installment there were a few mega corp owned systems set up, Pan Gal and New Streel, and Devco. Solar Major is often overlooked but it is also mega corp owned. <br /><br />Mega corp owned planets and system are both a good thing and a bad thing. They're good for conflict in the setting but realistically they create problems. Mega Corps already have a huge influence with the Council of Worlds and now they get a seat on the council? <br /><br />Plus if the company owns the planet what about the citizens? Lots of room for abuse there. <br />
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