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A quick definition of capture:

Capture: The act of catching or taking something. There are different types of capture, such as capturing wild animals, capturing groundwater, or capturing oil and gas. The rule of capture says that if you catch something, it belongs to you, even if it was originally on someone else's property. However, there are some laws that limit this rule.

A more thorough explanation:

Capture refers to the principle that gives ownership of certain things to the person who captures them. There are different applications of this principle:

  1. Rule of capture: This is a legal doctrine that applies to property. It states that wild animals belong to the person who captures them, even if they were originally on someone else's land. For example, if a hunter shoots a deer that was running on a neighbor's property, the hunter owns the deer.
  2. Water law: This is a principle that applies to groundwater. It states that a landowner can extract and use all the groundwater beneath their land, even if it affects other landowners' water supply. This principle has been limited or abolished by some laws.
  3. Oil and gas law: This is a principle that applies to oil and gas extraction. It states that a person who drills or pumps oil or gas from their land has no liability for draining oil or gas from under someone else's land, as long as they follow relevant laws and regulations.
  • A fisherman catches a fish in a river that flows through different properties. The fisherman owns the fish, even if it was swimming in someone else's land.
  • A farmer drills a well on their land and pumps water for irrigation. The water level in a nearby well owned by another farmer drops, and they can no longer use it. The first farmer has the right to use the groundwater under their land, even if it affects the other farmer's water supply.
  • An oil company drills a well on their land and extracts oil. The oil comes from a reservoir that extends under a neighbor's land. The neighbor cannot claim compensation for the oil drained from their land, as long as the oil company follows relevant laws and regulations.

These examples illustrate how capture applies to different resources and situations. In each case, the person who captures the resource has the right to use it, even if it affects others. This principle can create conflicts between different landowners and users of natural resources, and laws and regulations may limit its application.

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yeah there are so many good cuisines in ithaca
renard99
22:31
@lilypadfrog: that’s a pity I’da be liking them all
texaslawhopefully
22:31
Only food I’m going to miss for sure if I leave Texas is texmex
22:31
waspy hasnt had thai food in ithaca yet. ithaca thai is so good
^^^^ truuuuuu
22:32
there are two major thai places and they have very similar names bc a divorced husband and wife own them lol
22:32
personally i think taste of thai is better than taste of thai express but thats just me
i had pho tho and it was really good and huge portions
texaslawhopefully
22:32
Glad they have good Thai food, I love Thai food! Can’t wait to visit :)
22:33
when tex goes to ithaca i want to come
Dkk
22:34
Crying Tiger, best Thai dish.
damn im so hungry all i had today was a curry tonkatsu and buldak
and it was a lil baby noodle cup
vvv hungry
22:36
curry tonkatsu so yummeh
22:36
whats even open rn? pizza?
CTB is it i think
22:37
is collegetown pizza not open
22:37
i used to get a slice from there or wings over at like 1am after my shift at the restaurant
Dkk
22:48
Ross Ulbricht free. God Bless Trump. Huge win.
JeremyFragrance
22:54
agreed
texaslawhopefully
22:55
This is an interesting read: https://thedispatch.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-implications/
Dkk
23:01
I mean, idk how it's possible to end birth right citizenship without amending the constitution because to me the 14th amendment is pretty clear about it.
ross ulbricht tried to hire a hitman to kill 5 people
i am not that sympathetic to him
Dkk
23:04
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: That might have been an FBI agent. It was most likely him and he was most likely doing it to retrieve stolen funds that corrupt FBI agents stole, but yeah moral gray area but me personally, cool with hitmen. It's not like it is uncommon to hire hitmen. I don't think the action itself is necessarily wrong but the intent behind it can be.
Dkk
23:05
Like, Boeing whistblowers being killed by hitmen = wrong but a guy hiring hitmen to retrieve stolen funds = good to me.
texaslawhopefully
23:05
@Dkk: Yeah, for sure. My guess is it'll go to SCOTUS and it'll be 8-1 or 7-2, saying that EO was unconstitutional.
Dkk
23:06
Indeed. I need a count for how many exectuive orders he has signed and how many already have pending lawsuits.
i've been away for a while what were the most recent waves? any this week?
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