Thursday September 2nd

The rules of who owns are complicated - and not clearly defined.

Consider kids on a playground arguing over a toy “I was using it first” v. “I’m using it now”. “First come first served” v. “Possession is 9/10 of the law”

Here are some examples - who’s the owner in each case? What are the rules of ownership?

• Airline: one person wants to recline the seat to sleep, the person behind want to use the tray table to work

• Disneyland line for the rides : are they really “first come first served?” Why does Disney sell passes to let uou skip the lines? Who “owns” the next place in line?

• You own your property, but an oil company could drill next down and extract the oil from under you.