Fw: [meteorite-list] EBAY THEFT/ Jake
From: Mark Miconi <mam602_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:07 2004 Message-ID: <003101c22e05$ea32b0e0$54b60344_at_ph.cox.net> > Jake, > We had the same issue, someone copied our after description text word for > word. Our lawyer had us add this text to every auction: > "All material, text and photographs in this ad is the sole property of > **Your Name Here** and is copyrighted under state and federal law. You may > not use or reproduce anything from our auctions without our express written > permission." > > Ebay has strict copyright infringement policy that covers someone stealing > text from your auction. Make sure you turn this person in. Ebay has a > special category on their Safe Harbor Contact Support Page just for > copyright issues and they were on it in 24 hours. We even contacted the > other seller at Ebays suggestion to ask them to remove the text. They > basically thumbed their nose at us until Ebay contacted them and told them > to change it or else. Next day we got a nasty gram from the other seller > tell us to **** off and oh yeah by the way that they changed the text in all > their auctions. > > Hope you nail this idiot. > > Mark M. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Meteoriteman_at_aol.com> > To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; > <meteoriteCollectors_at_yahoogroups.com>; <meteorite_sale@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:26 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] EBAY THEFT/ Jake > > > > Hi All: Walter Branch has brought to my attention that an ebay seller > has > > stolen not only my auction text...but also left my business name in the > > paragrah too! What a jerk! > > The THEIF uses the ebay name of: paolo2000 > > The auction's title is "Mars Meteorite Dag 476" and the > > Item # 2119728043. > > ALL of you that have seen my DaG476 auction's, will recognize the text > > and catch phrase I always use...it is a laugher that this person would > think > > they could simply copy and paste my text as their own...and even worse > that > > they left my business name in the paragraph! > > I have sent emails to the seller/theif ...and ebay. > > Just wanted to let you all know it is NOT ME. I sell ONLY under my > > regular name "mammoth357_at_aol.com". > > Thanks again Walter, VERY much...and best to all. Hope everyone is > > enjoying their summer... > > Jake > > Jake Delgaudio > > The Nature Source > > Meteorites & Fossils > > Queensbury, NY 12804 > > Member: The Meteoritical Society > > Member: AAPS/American Association of Paleontological Suppliers > > Member: International Meteorite Collectors Association #4262 > > webiste: www.nature-source.com > > phone: 518-761-6702 > > Fax: 518-798-9107 > > email: mammoth357_at_aol.com > > email: meteoriteman_at_aol.com > > email: mammoth_at_adelphia.net > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > Received on Wed 17 Jul 2002 10:50:45 PM PDT |
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