Booty: A Google Word for Pirate Treasure
A 39-year-old Las Angeles musician claims he found upwards of $3 billion in buried treasure off the south Texas coast with the help of Google Maps.
During a court appearance to determine whether he has title to excavate the area for what’s purported to be a sunken 19th century boat, Nathan Smith testified he used Google and satellite images to check the spot, then metal detectors to investigate further.
The case is a first step in a process to get to dig. Fighting him is an estate that claims the location is not at sea, but actually on its own land.
Michael Cervieri is a ScribeLabs co-founder and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs where he teaches a course called Tubes, Code and Content. On Twitter, he's @bmunch.
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