You can contact eBay security and open a case with them for copyright infringement and/or the use of your images and text without your permission. eBay took my case last month very seriously, and it was resolved in less than three days.
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
At 06:00 AM 12/2/2008, Clint Bradford wrote:
You can contact eBay security and open a case with them for copyright infringement and/or the use of your images and text without your permission. eBay took my case last month very seriously, and it was resolved in less than three days.
I've been reading this thread for the past day or so and have a couple of questions and comments. First, the comments. In a lot of open source licenses, there is no prohibition on selling the software. Even the GPL does not prohibit selling the software, provided that the conditions of the license are met.
Selling free software does have some merit, such as when the buyer wants it distributed on media (CD-ROM, etc), and the seller wants to recover the cost of the media.
Where I see problems is if the seller claims the software is "theirs" (either explicitly or implicitly by removing copyright notices), or they don't follow the conditions of the license (e.g. distributing only binaries of a GPL licensed application).
So, is the seller really doing something seriously wrong? Or are they merely charging to distribute free software on media?
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If the seller has taken text descriptions directly from another's Web site without permission, they are in violation of copyright law.
Same with images.
Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359 909-241-7666
At 06:38 AM 12/2/2008, Clint Bradford wrote:
If the seller has taken text descriptions directly from another's Web site without permission, they are in violation of copyright law.
If that is the case, these are the issues that need to be dealt with.
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On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:57:23 +1100 Tony Langdon [email protected] wrote:
At 06:38 AM 12/2/2008, Clint Bradford wrote:
If the seller has taken text descriptions directly from another's Web site without permission, they are in violation of copyright law.
If that is the case, these are the issues that need to be dealt with.
Well, I don't have any explicit copyright statements on my websites, so I don't think I can claim any legal copyright. Anyway, people are free to use the contents. Of course, thanks to my naivety, I didn't expect to see them being used this way.
In my opinion, it is not a question of whether it is legal or not. It is more about "being nice to your neighbours". I also buy free software on CDs and DVDs because it can save me download time and in most cases it will support the development. But selling a CDROM with 10 MByte of data, which can be downloaded for free... that's also an insult to the environment :-(
73 Alex OZ9AEC
Well, I don't have any explicit copyright statements on my websites, so
I don't think I can claim any legal copyright.
Absolutely incorrect. Your work is inherently copyrighted the moment you publish it...
Anyway, people are free to use the contents. Of course, thanks to my naivety, I didn't expect to see them being used this way.
I only entered this thread because someone indicated that their text content was being used without permission. I have been involved in telecommunications law and legal issues since the Internet began...
In my opinion, it is not a question of whether it is legal or not.
It should be. If your original work is being used in a manner that you do not wish it to be used, then you need to get serious about your rights.
Again, eBay has a method in place to deal with such abuse.
Clint Bradford
At 07:33 AM 12/2/2008, Clint Bradford wrote:
Well, I don't have any explicit copyright statements on my websites, so
I don't think I can claim any legal copyright.
Absolutely incorrect. Your work is inherently copyrighted the moment you publish it...
Not sure if that is in all jurisdictions, but it is usually the case. In any case, it still is a good idea to include copyright statements, but you do have copyright protection without them.
I only entered this thread because someone indicated that their text content was being used without permission. I have been involved in telecommunications law and legal issues since the Internet began...
Well, that's definitely copyright violation, and should be reported and dealt with.
In my opinion, it is not a question of whether it is legal or not.
It should be. If your original work is being used in a manner that you do not wish it to be used, then you need to get serious about your rights.
Again, eBay has a method in place to deal with such abuse.
Agree.
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At 07:17 AM 12/2/2008, Alexandru Csete wrote:
In my opinion, it is not a question of whether it is legal or not. It is more about "being nice to your neighbours". I also buy free software on CDs and DVDs because it can save me download time and in most cases it will support the development. But selling a CDROM with 10 MByte of data, which can be downloaded for free... that's also an insult to the environment :-(
Well, in that case, you have at least two choices, both of which you exercised here - voting with your feet (i.e. not buying it) and sharing your opinion on this issue with others.
I generally don't buy free software, because of the long turnaround times for the media delivery, it's usually easier for me to simply download the software I need.
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 2:39 PM To: Tony Langdon Cc: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Selling "free" software.
If the seller has taken text descriptions directly from another's Web site without permission, they are in violation of copyright law.
Same with images.
Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359 909-241-7666
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