Virgiliu Pop (born in 1974) is a Romanian space lawyer and author. He has claimed ownership of the Sun in order to make a point about extraterrestrial property rights claims that he argues are bogus.^[3] He has asserted that the Moon is a "commons", but also predicts that this status would not last if lunar exploitation were to become practical.^[4][5]

He works for the Romanian Space Agency and is publicly active in promoting space efforts in Romania.^[6]

List of works

• Pop, Virgiliu (2009). Who Owns the Moon?: Extraterrestrial Aspects of Land and Mineral Resources Ownership. Space Regulations Library. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4020-9134-6.
• Pop, Virgiliu (2006). Unreal Estate – The Men who Sold the Moon. Cornwall, UK: Exposure. ISBN 1-84685-095-9.
• Avocatul Poporului – Institutie fundamentala a statului de drept: (ISBN 973-96412-8-8) a book about the ombudsman institution 1995
• Orizont Interior: (No ISBN) a poetry book 1992