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Originally Posted by Unregistered
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Here is the English version.
One must dig a little to get to the diclaimer you've quoted. The principal pages imply ownership as is commonly understood.
The home page is brief in information but does place emphasis on ownership.
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For just $85 USD you get a Star Kit from MYSTAR - Global Star Registry. The kit contains a signed certificate confirming the name and astronomical coordinates of your star. You also get a sky map showing where your star, which is marked, is located. The kit also contains a pendant engraved with the star's constellation and its exact coordinates! You can choose between getting the pendant as a necklace or a keyring.
Immortalise your own name or someone else's among the stars! A brilliant, unique gift that can't fail to please!
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[bold mine, of course]
Going to the next likely web page....
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Your Star Certificate:
This signed and sealed Certificate contains the given name and astronomical coordinates of your star. The star name will be filed in a Registry Vault and recorded in a book, which will be registered in the copyright office of the United States of America.
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There is no hint that "your star" will be the same as someone else's from another registry. The disclaimer is buried in the section we normally call the "fine print".
I personally don't have a problem with their program and this particular one looks rather impressive and can be effective as a charm. [In fact, I once thought we [BAUT] should do one to raise money for astronomy.] Our gripe is that it places unfair emphasis on ownership, no doubt improving sales. It is the disingenous sales approach that is polemic on all the registrys I've seen.