If you're refering to this: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/sep/14/twitter-user-sells-israel-username http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/sep/

If you're refering to this: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/sep/14/twitter-user-sells-israel-username http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/sep/14/twitter-us... at the bottom a twitter representative is quoted as saying that as long as they give you permission to sell/buy a handle they won't block/lock the account. Also apparently CNN also purchased a handle[1]. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-acquires-cnnbrk-twitter-account-with-nearly-1-million-followers-2009-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-acquires-cnnbrk-twitter-a...