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Old 13-February-2006, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by peedeejones
Here in Chicago one of the major talk radio stations has been advertising these star registry companies for years and I noticed that they currently have a Valentine's Day ad running.

I have often wondered how these companies get away with this and then I started thinking that I could theoretically do the same thing they are doing but I will name mountains after people and for a fee print their name in a book with a map showing the location of "their" mountain.

The difference is, I just know I would be sued immediately if I was the one running this sort of scam.
So use lunar or Martian mountains (or craters) instead. Basically the same deal as the star registry. Just make sure your company doesn't sell one of the mountains or craters twice.
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