Gepubliceerd op vrijdag 11 februari 2005
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Auteursrecht te koop

Shieldmark mag dan weer eens het nieuws hebben gehaald met  Maxima op merkentekoop.nl, maar ondertussen kun je op ebay al lang merken. domeinnamen en auteursrechten kopen en verkopen. Liefhebbers kunne nog vijf dagen bieden op  Kinky Friedmans "The Lone Star of David Flag".

Offered in this auction is the U.S. Copyright for the original combination of the Lone Star flag of Texas background and the Star of David,"The Lone Star of David Flag". This is U.S. Copyright #VAu-40-928 and can be verified on the CopyrightOffice website. This design was originally presented as a gift, sans copyright, in the form of a custom made flag to Kinky Friedman at a show at Rockefeller's night club in Houston in 1981. In February 1982 the designer of the flag, Paul Domsalla, copyrighted the original artwork & design with the Library of Congress (VAu-40-928). Mr. Friedman is now using the Lone Star of David flag design for the first time on caps, bumperstickers and on his website in his 2006 campaign to be Governor of Texas. The copyright can be transferred to the winning bidder through the Library of Congress upon receipt of the winning bid at the auctions end. Payment will be made by cashiers check from a major bank before transfer is completed. The winning bidder will receive a certified copy of the copyright and framed artwork shown in the photo. 10% of the winning bid price will be donated to a Tsunami Relief Fund. Mahalo and "Mozel Tov".