REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE DATA: GERMANYS DRAFT LEGISLATION ON SAFEGUARDING SECURITY INTERESTS

摘要

The increasing of private activities in outer space has entailed first private operators of remote sensing satellite systems. Furthermore, data generated by remote sensing satellite systems are meanwhile of high spatial resolution. The distribution of these data might harm national security and foreign policy interests. States therefore aim at regulating access to those data. This article introduces a draft regulatory framework for the distribution of remote sensing satellite data, which is intended to come into force in Germany by mid 2006. The draft legislation will also be compared to the Canadian draft legislation as well as to the existing legislation in the United States.