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YOU, YOUR PARENTS, AND YOUR GRAND PARENTS HAVE PAID A LOT OF TAX DOLLARS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PURCHASE OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT ONLY TO END UP WITH NO CONTROL OR OWNERSHIP OF THEM. OUR GOVERNMENT HAS SOLD US OUT TO THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
Please join AERO-GRAFIX in our cause to preserve the public domain.
This is a informational message and request that I want to personally convey to all fine artists, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, sculptors, model builders, restorers and private owners of military aircraft.
I'm not really certain if I'm more infuriated because I am an American combat veteran who believes in democracy and put his life on the line for his country and for the freedoms it stood for , or because I am a designer type American taxpayer who runs a small business and is fighting for it's survival. In either case I feel betrayed by a branch of this government of the people, by the people and for the people that has sold out our property to corporate America. What once was public domain is now corporate intellectual property and I am faced with the reality of "paying up" or ceasing and desisting. The Patents and Trademarks division of the government has awarded certain corporations "licensed marks" on items where the research and development, testing, modififying, production,and ownership of the the serial numbered and inventoried military vehicles were paid in full by American taxpayers,- you and I as well as our parents and grandparents. This is just another disgusting but documented example of Corporacray,- where the power of corporations in America has proven itself greater than the governing body in America and I am ready to fight this enemy within and reclaim what belongs to all American citizens. I believe President Dwight D. Eisenhower was referring to this reality in his farewell speech when he professed "Beware the military-industrial complex". Here's a reasonable assessment of it:
I think most Americans involved with aviation art would gladly pay a royalty on works involving property that has been created and produced by and for private enterprises. Had I sold this aircraft design I would have willingly agreed to a licensing agreement with all parties involved.
I have sold this design of an aircraft and I will resist any licensing fees or royalties to any corporation that was under contract with the USAAC, USAF, USMC, USN or USCG and paid in full to produce and deliver it to any of those branches of the U.S. Military.
So you wonder in these days of corporate bailouts and blatant government incompetence if anything makes sense? Answer this question:
In 1942 the B-26 was the first U.S. bomber to enter production directly from the drawing board with no actual mock up, prototype or flyable test version in place,- who was awarded the licensed mark some 50 plus years after it was decommissioned?
A. The American public
B. Disney
C. Lockheed Martin
D. None of the above
If you picked D you were correct. The Licensing and trademarks division awarded that licensed mark to Boeing. Would any USAAC WW2 veteran think that was justifiable?. This is an example of bureaucratic mismanagement at its best and the Department of Licenses and Trademarks should be held accountable and guilty of theft and collusion. So much for government claims to help support small businesses. Even another heavyweight like Lockheed Martin came out on the short end here,- neither they or the American public gets to own the this licensed mark.
I am in real trouble with all of aerospace giants on these designs. I introduced them in September of 01' in hopes that they would help unify America and encourage young Americans join a common cause. These designs violate the licensing agreements of all major aerospace defense contractors. The fact that there is no reference to their corporate name or brand/logo, or model number, or military designation, or name doesn't matter here. The visual representation of the airframe is also their intellectual property.
I think my best move is to design aircraft that haven't been created yet, license them as my own and I will be lawfully safe to sell them to anyone I chose, - if in fact the the aircraft become reality and are in demand. I've started with this one:
I have put 14 years of design expertise into a collection that I felt at some point would be saleable. The designs have sold during that period so there is documentation that they have value. What I have to say to all American corporations seeking to control my design work is this; I will be more than willing to enter licensing agreements when I produce design work that:
- Includes your corporate logo type, mark or brand etc.
- Is derived from your corporate photos, blueprints or other archival material.
- Involves commercial or private aircraft not funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars.
I have not been paid wages or salaries by anyone or any entity to create my collection of aircraft illustrations. Like about everything in the world, my business and design collection can be purchased. If any individual or corporation wishes to acquire them, then I am more than willing to negotiate a fair price.
I strongly believe that the American public has been betrayed by its own government and I will continue in this cause until justice has been restored and these licensed marks are returned to the public domain. This is the time to take back what is rightfully ours. Thank you for any support you can offer.
Dave Chandler
www.aero-grafix.com
email: davec@aero-grafix.com
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