You can not copyright the position of a satellite in unowned space, you can only classify it. Galileo will give Europeans access to sub-metre positioning, which is one of the attractions and the main grounds for U.S. resistance. The current U.S. military GPS restrictions would be undermined by Americans being able to use the Euro-sats for positioning and time, albeit in certain geographic locations. The U.K. is the main bug-bear in the galileo programme, offering resistance in favour of the U.S. system, which is to be expected.
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You can not copyright the position of a satellite in unowned space, you can only classify it. Galileo will give Europeans access to sub-metre positioning, which is one of the attractions and the main grounds for U.S. resistance. The current U.S. military GPS restrictions would be undermined by Americans being able to use the Euro-sats for positioning and time, albeit in certain geographic locations. The U.K. is the main bug-bear in the galileo programme, offering resistance in favour of the U.S. system, which is to be expected.