We as a society are still much more laisse-faire capitalistic than any European country. Regardless of how the French court rules, I can't foresee how a situation like this could happen here. Maybe some day it will, but right now, it doesn't matter what your intentions are regarding a purchase. After the purchase has been made, it becomes your property to do with as you choose, and I can't see how that is going to change any time soon.
In our Constitution, we have a right to the pursuit of happiness, which has been classically construed as the individual ownership of property.
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