Google water is back!!!
BoingBoing was so kind to place the Google water up on your site back in Jan. while I was in Camp Fallujah, Iraq.
As you might remember I placed the water up for charity auction on Ebay to benefit the Fisher house. Unfortunately the all-powerful Google had my Ebay site shut down my auction, due to copyright violations. Luckily the highest bidder contacted me outside of Ebay and we were able to make a donation to the Fisher house for $130.
I’m back from Iraq and have brought some Google water back with me. Unfortunately there are Marines and service members who will not be returning to their families. Since Ebay will not allow me to auction off the water for charity. I would like to sell the bottle of water for a $500 donation to the Fisher house. The specific can be worked out between buyer and myself. Or if any of the staff of boingboing or readers know a better way to auction this off please inform me and I will adjust appropriately.
posted by Punk Sergeant at 10:19 AM
4 Comments:
We all realize how sticky copyright and trademark can be these days and don't want to open a floodgate of abuse. However, if Google were to sanction the auctioning off of your bottle(s) of water instead of condemning you, I suspect a lot more than $500 would be raised and the familes who have lossed loved ones would be better off.
Shame on Google.
I'm a former Marine (0351 with V 3/6 at Camp Lejeune) and would like to help you out man. I own multiple web sites and know of many people who would love to contribute to your cause. Contact me so we can talk about it chris@scary-truth.com
You don't have to use an auction site to auction of the water or anything else. Just auction it here from your blog, if you really want an auction. With the help of boingboing and others, I'm sure you'll get some traffic. :)
Hi, I found your link on Boing Boing. I work for an online auction company that has it's own proprietary website. If you are still interested in auctioning the "google" water for charity, you can contact me through email and we might be able to arrange something. You can reach me at auctiongirl@auctionmethod.org.
Either way, Good Luck.
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