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ebay picture thiefs

fogfog
edited December 2011 in Chit chat
dunno if any of you have this issue.. you list an item, take a pic.. so therefore it's your (C) .only to find out another seller has gone on your listing and ripped the pic.

there is a "ebay catalog" thing , but I opt'd out of it as why should I do the work for others. as then it makes them stock photos.

I've had someone deny they are ripping my pics , but I do something to them so it's easy to find.. so I confronted them again and they even fessed up and didn't even say sorry.

I'm getting fed up with how lazy some folk are tbh. (cue you lot listing loads of items re-using my pics..lol)
(and if you don't like the topic blame Mile, he didn't come up with any :p )
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  • HairyHairy
    edited December 2011
    I had it happen to me before with a ZX81 Memory expansion. I complained to ebay and the offending listing was removed. It had my table and carpet in it, stains and all :)
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited December 2011
    It's not really theft though is it?

    Do you still have your picture? If so than it's not theft, merely duplication.
  • ccowleyccowley
    edited December 2011
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    It's not really theft though is it?

    Do you still have your picture? If so than it's not theft, merely duplication.

    Excellent work! Been a few weeks since we've had a 20 page copyright thread :smile:
  • guesserguesser
    edited December 2011
    ccowley wrote: »
    Excellent work! Been a few weeks since we've had a 20 page copyright thread :smile:

    :lol:
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    I'm guilty of stealing descriptions, not so much pics. In the past If I've had something and wasn't sure what the hell it was I'd look it up and if the look up description was good, copy /paste it.
  • redballoonredballoon
    edited December 2011
    There's some **** on ebay who is using 1 of my (incredibly old) illustrations for his 4million Spectrum games on CD auctions. I contacted ebay a while back after the **** ignored me. I wonder if that ****'s still using it as ebay are a bunch of useless *****.
  • fogfog
    edited December 2011
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    It's not really theft though is it?

    Do you still have your picture? If so than it's not theft, merely duplication.

    http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/image-text.html

    it's copyright theft, as yer I put the pic on ebay to show what it looks like.. BUT on the same token that doesn't give you permission to lift / use it also :)

    it's more the fact you spend time taking pics etc.. only for someone to just lift them. if they had asked even (I'd have said no anyway..lol)

    so the seller gets back to me.. denies it..

    I tell them flat out I know they are lying and can prove it easily. they call me petty.. blah blah . not even a sorry / fess up.. I would have given them credit for that, but now I don't feel a way about it.

    but so many have done it, it's to a point where I do something about it (unless it's 100% charity listing.. is the only time I let it slide)

    ccowley, blame mile.. not my fault he hasn't posted any threads to stop me starting this one :lol:
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    fog wrote: »
    http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/image-text.html

    it's copyright theft, as yer I put the pic on ebay to show what it looks like.. BUT on the same token that doesn't give you permission to lift / use it also :)

    it's more the fact you spend time taking pics etc.. only for someone to just lift them. if they had asked even (I'd have said no anyway..lol)

    so the seller gets back to me.. denies it..

    I tell them flat out I know they are lying and can prove it easily. they call me petty.. blah blah . not even a sorry / fess up.. I would have given them credit for that, but now I don't feel a way about it.

    but so many have done it, it's to a point where I do something about it (unless it's 100% charity listing.. is the only time I let it slide)

    ccowley, blame mile.. not my fault he hasn't posted any threads to stop me starting this one :lol:


    Why not 'watermark' them with your ebay handle/name?
  • guesserguesser
    edited December 2011
    p.s. the plural of thief is thieves ;)
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    Wow, copyright AND spelling in the same thread, this could be epic.
  • fogfog
    edited December 2011
    beanz wrote: »
    Why not 'watermark' them with your ebay handle/name?

    they are watermarked another way.. I hate having the name over it etc. but I've switched it on now on top of that.
    guesser wrote: »
    p.s. the plural of thief is thieves ;)

    left the V down for a minute...someone stole all the V's .. so best I could do.
    beanz wrote: »
    Wow, copyright AND spelling in the same thread, this could be epic.

    [strike]hollywood[/strike] cricklewood has run out of idea's, still waiting for the phonecall / email.
  • STeaMSTeaM
    edited December 2011
    You can do the same thing on FaceBook with pictures of sexy women!

    ....errrrrmmm, I'm told...

    :oops:
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited December 2011
    beanz wrote: »
    Wow, copyright AND spelling in the same thread, this could be epic.

    Just wait I'm adding a political religious angle to it!
  • STeaMSTeaM
    edited December 2011
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    Just wait I'm adding a political religious angle to it!

    ...you're just missing race now!
  • guesserguesser
    edited December 2011
    fog wrote: »
    it's copyright theft

    Infringement.

    You still have the copyright so it can't have been stolen. ;)
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • redballoonredballoon
    edited December 2011
    Thread calling Phillip Kendal. Thread calling Phillip Kendal. Over!
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited December 2011
    guesser wrote: »
    Infringement.

    You still have the copyright so it can't have been stolen. ;)

    Don't you have to pay to have something copyrighted?
  • guesserguesser
    edited December 2011
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    Don't you have to pay to have something copyrighted?

    No...
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    Guesser, did you have Rebel's permission to reproduce (quote) his post?
  • redballoonredballoon
    edited December 2011
    One of the way i used to copyright my artwork was to make a copy of it, put the copy in an envelope then send the envelope with my copied artwork to myself recorded delivery then when i get it, put it somewhere safe unopened and keep the recorded delivery details in a safe place, too.
  • fogfog
    edited December 2011
    redballoon wrote: »
    One of the way i used to copyright my artwork was to make a copy of it, put the copy in an envelope then send the envelope with my copied artwork to myself recorded delivery then when i get it, put it somewhere safe unopened and keep the recorded delivery details in a safe place, too.

    urban myth.. I know that from recording stuff (e.g. sending the master of something to yourself)
    guesser wrote: »
    Infringement.

    You still have the copyright so it can't have been stolen. ;)

    well the gits lifted it :p so theft to me ;) . why is it called FACT then ? :p
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    fog wrote: »
    urban myth.. I know that from recording stuff (e.g. sending the master of something to yourself)

    Yeah, seems like that's easy to fake, old stamped envelope and a boiling kettle.

    I'll have to dig through my moms old letters from the 70s and stick a DVD of avatar in it and re-seal.
  • fogfog
    edited December 2011
    beanz , thats why book authors have to be VERY careful what they are signing.. as some sneaky folk try to get them to sign something to say it was inspired by their work etc :)
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    fog wrote: »
    beanz , thats why book authors have to be VERY careful what they are signing.. as some sneaky folk try to get them to sign something to say it was inspired by their work etc :)

    I'll bear that in mind for my erotic writings...mile I can't send you any more sorry until I look into securing them better.
  • redballoonredballoon
    edited December 2011
    I think you'll find that I own copyright of quite a lot of things. It says so in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    Copyright is pretty irrelevant unless you have the $$$$$$$ to sue, so in that sense yes it does cost you money to copyright it as unless you follow through with the enforcement it's worthless.
  • fogfog
    edited December 2011
    beanz wrote: »
    Copyright is pretty irrelevant unless you have the $$$$$$$ to sue.

    small claims court here .. makes it a tad cheaper :)
  • beanzbeanz
    edited December 2011
    fog wrote: »
    small claims court here .. makes it a tad cheaper :)

    Aye maybe, here small claims court starts at 1/2 million.

    ..think I'll stop at Mcdonald's on my way home and throw a cup of coffee in my lap. (No small claims jokes please)
  • RetroTechieRetroTechie
    edited December 2011
    beanz wrote: »
    Copyright is pretty irrelevant unless you have the $$$$$$$ to sue, (..)
    Not if you're on the receiving end of a lawsuit (like some of those poor saps that were bankrupted for sharing a dozen songs on P2P).
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited December 2011
    RetroTechie wrote: »
    Not if you're on the receiving end of a lawsuit (like some of those poor saps that were bankrupted for sharing a dozen songs on P2P).

    Poor saps? Break the law, pay the price...
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