Protocol Watch Thread

“ Then, during a particular rebuttal in the middle of the regional round—which took place by videoconference, the Midlands team gathered in front of a webcam in that same colorless faculty boardroom—Katsande realized something: They were winning. Representing Xenovia, Katsande argued that her client had the authority to repossess Candidia’s satellite without consulting its owners, citing an obscure piece of space law that says an object can be repossessed by a creditor without the need to seek consent. (It’s true: Just check the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Space Assets.)”