11. Governing Law.
For Services provided to, on, or in orbit around the planet Earth or the Moon, this Agreement and any disputes between us arising out of or related to this Agreement, including disputes regarding arbitrability (“Disputes”) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas in the United States. For Services provided on Mars, or in transit to Mars via Starship or other spacecraft, the parties recognize Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities. Accordingly, Disputes will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time of Martian settlement.
Marketing finds a way. I just wish the writer had picked something more interesting than "self-governing principles" and "good faith"; every democratic government on Earth claims to be built on those principles. There's lots of good anarchist and non-anarchist fiction and non-fiction they could have been inspired by, if only books weren't so arcane. For lack of inspiration, Mars may just be a copy of Earthgov, but with more underground structures.
