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I think Twistedmosaic provided a good explanation of the service:

Now here's something that was never quite elaborated by my mentors, and it dawned on me a couple times to ask about it, not the least of which being today.

What's the basis for the law and coined adage of "possession is 9/10ths of the law", and how is it applied in daily life situations?


e.g.
What would happen if I found a crisp, cool, unopened and abandoned bottle of Pepsi One underneath a park bench on a hot summer's day, and claimed it as my own? To go further, say I dropped my wallet at the exact moment I picked up the bottle, the original purchaser of the soda remembers that he had misplaced his product earlier in the day, goes in search of it, happens upon my wallet and calls me? If he was a real dick in this unfathomable scenario, and had found witnesses that saw me swipe his refreshment only to gulp it down before their eyes, could he submit my name to the authorities for due compensation? Am I safe in claiming "9/10th possession", or is there even a remote possibility that I could be charged with theft?

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