These guys had options. It seems like they shouldn't be in black out.

"Under the agreement, Gibson & company will receive a fee of $5,000 per month for a term of one year and incentive options to purchase 578,000 common shares of the company at an exercise price of $0.78 per share, which represents a 20% discount to the market price on February 23, 2007 of $0.97, and is the maximum allowed pursuant to the rules of the TSX-Venture Exchange. The options will vest over a period of 12 months and be subject to the terms and conditions of the company's stock option plan. The options will expire on the earliest of the 30th day following termination of the agreement or Feb. 1, 2012. Both Gibson & Company, and its principal, Scott Gibson, are at arms-length to the Copper Fox"