[SEL] Ebay plagiarised listing description.

[bill at antique-engines.com]

Legally it's not free domain. Any company has the right to tell you to
stop if they so desire. It's not a matter of how you personally view it,
it's the law here.

> The internet is a free domain and the old adage of "if you don't want it
> pinched, don't put it there", goes as far as I am concerned. He was not
> selling the article, only using the information to enhance the sale. He
> also
> had acknowledged the Maytag Owners Club. When selling computer and
> electrical spares I pull from the manufacturers web site every time, it is
> advertising their product.
> I know we had this discussion before when others where using our web site
> photos to make a profit on Ebay, yes chase the bastards then. Peter Forbes
> went to the trouble of encrypting his photos.
>
> If writing an article else where, you acknowledge in your Bibliography if
> information was obtained from other sources.
> However, with the growing use of electronic sources, this is now called a
> Works Cited page (because biblios means book, so it is inaccurate to call
> it
> a bibliography if you used more than books).
> The last paragraph was pinched from a "Yahoo Answers" page ;-)))
>
> Peter, Oz
>
>
>
>
>
>>I cannot say how it may apply in the USA but if someone in Australia did
>> that from an Australian website it most certainly would be illegal. I'd
>> be surprised if USA Copyright was much different.
>>
>> This kind of issue is simply avoided by asking the copyright holder for
>> permission - could you imagine it being refused, especially since it
>> comes with a little free advertising? Mind you, if this seller was dodgy
>> then someone might seek compensation from the website.
>>
>> Regards
>> Paul
>>
>> Peter Lowe wrote:
>>> That's cool, he has made mention of the Maytag collector's web site.
>>> Nothing
>>> illegal as far as I can see.
>>> I also do that for Ebay adverts.
>>>
>>> Peter, Oz
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Check out the fellow that copied his description DIRECTLY From the
>>>> pages
>>>> of
>>>> the Maytag Collectors Club web site. Didn't change a single letter.
>>>> Item
>>>> #
>>>> 220261157286
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mark & Christine Shulaw
>>>> Bluffton, Ohio
>>>> Email: Frappi at wcoil.com
>>>> Home #419.358.5206
>>>>
>>>>
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