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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778530703321

Autore

Banner Stuart <1963->

Titolo

Who owns the sky? [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle to control airspace from the Wright brothers on / / Stuart Banner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-02049-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Disciplina

343.7309/7

Soggetti

Aeronautics - Law and legislation - United States

Airspace (Law) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-343) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A momentous problem -- An aerial territory -- The peculiar beauties of the common law -- A uniform law -- Interstate commerce in the air -- Landowners against the aviation industry -- The rise and fall of air law -- William Douglas has the last word -- Sovereignty in space -- Technological change and legal change.

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of curious tales questioning the ownership of airspace and a reconstruction of a truly novel moment in the history of American law, Banner's book reminds us of the powerful and reciprocal relationship between technological innovation and the law.