Originally Posted by
robertbartsch
Who will have legal jurisdiction (ownership) over the data recorders, if found?
I would have thought it would be the S. American authorities since they had initial jurisdication over the recovered bodies.
I think that is only because Brazilian ships picked them up (and possibly because they were, at least some, bodies of Brazilian nationals).
The French are the investigating authority, I believe that is as it is a French certified operator in international waters. The crash didn't happen anywhere near Brazil's jurisdiction.
Since the Brazilians initially refused to cooperate with the legitimate investigating authority over the autopsies, I doubt the French will be falling over themselves to give them access to whatever they can bring up from the bottom.