[monkeyshine]

I mean, I presume you built it with the idea that its image could be sold commercially, thereby (hopefully someday) making a profit. New York shouldn't be allowed to take that which you have created with the intent of selling.

If you intended to make and sell little bobblehead renditions of your flag balloon, postcards of your flag balloon, posters, flag calendars, and sell it's image for commercial advertising, they shouldn't be allowed to rip you off.

[abner]

I mean, I presume you built it with the idea that its image could be sold commercially, thereby (hopefully someday) making a profit. New York shouldn't be allowed to take that which you have created with the intent of selling. If you intended to make and sell little bobblehead renditions of your flag balloon, postcards of your flag balloon, posters, flag calendars, and sell it's image for commercial advertising, they shouldn't be allowed to rip you off.

That is exactly it. We do sell merchandise. We have for over a year. The things we sell and the people that pay us to come to events all help us pay for pocket Constitutions which we give out to people at the events. If we make some money all the better.