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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby
Right, but the rights are not the real property they lay claim to, if the right to drill or mine is never exercised, the owners can sell the right, and the new owner can sell it, ect... ect... all without anything of actual value coming out of the ground, (and perhaps no more going to the land owner, from those sales)
Yes, there would have to be some way to prevent that. Perhaps a stiff penalty if caught taking actions to hold on to the copyright through such fraudulent compliance.
Luck;
Ken
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Hmmm, this sounds like you're trying to legislate people (or organizations) into being non-selfish. About as futile an undertaking as I can imagine.