[audionerd]

Yes, the Moon Treaty was never ratified by the US. I think it's worth noting to show both the historical precedent of respect for the preservation of the Moon's environment, and that such respect is widespread throughout the world.

[hugh3]

and that such respect is widespread throughout the world.

By thirteen out of nearly two hundred countries?

Let's face it, nobody actually wants someone to burn a huge logo onto the moon. And that's okay, because nobody can afford to burn a huge logo onto the moon anyway. In terms of other uses, there's some reasonable disagreement -- for instance the Moon Treaty says that no private individual should be allowed to own any land on the Moon, whereas I think that granting land rights on the Moon to whoever can manage to set up a permanent settlement there is a great idea.

[audionerd]

I would disagree with the statement "nobody can afford to burn a huge logo onto the Moon". If the only constraint is who can "afford" it, the advertising world has some pretty deep pockets.

[hugh3]

How would you do it, exactly? Bear in mind that any logo visible on the Moon from Earth would have to be roughly the size of... oh, say, the United States.

[audionerd]

Right, you can't project from Earth and get that kind of broadly visible image. You'd have to setup projection via satellite orbiting the Moon.