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  • 30-08-2013 7:37pm
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    nanook5
    Registered Users Posts: 927 ✭✭✭


    Edit :Solution found ,Feel free to delete Mods

    Hi

    I Currently sell wristbands on Ebay.

    I of course have some competition .

    There is a competitor who has had inferior photos to mine for some time now .

    Today I noticed that that same competitor has a new listing which includes over 35 of my photos , which I personally photographed and took hours editing and uploading .


    The photos are not watermarked in any way(On mine or the competitors listing) !

    I have only ever uploaded the photos to Ebay .

    Is this copyright infringement ?

    Am I in the wrong for not watermarking the photos?

    What can be done or should I just leave it (Even though I don't want to )

    Edit :Solution found ,Feel free to delete Mods

    Thank you


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    andreas_220D
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭andreas_220D


    nanook5 wrote: »
    Edit :Solution found ,Feel free to delete Mods
    why don't you share your solution? This might of interest for other ebay sellers too.


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    leck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭leck


    nanook5 wrote: »
    I Currently sell wristbands on Ebay.

    I of course have some competition .

    There is a competitor who has had inferior photos to mine for some time now .

    Today I noticed that that same competitor has a new listing which includes over 35 of my photos , which I personally photographed and took hours editing and uploading ...
    This happened me on eBay too. One time my photos were hosted on Photobucket and the other seller linked directly to the Photobucket site. I replaced the linked photo with something cheeky and saved with the same filename. His eBay posting ran for a while before he even noticed. Then it disappeared.

    Another time I reported the other seller to eBay and they removed the offending listing.

    Would like to hear how you resolved it in your case.


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    nanook5
    Registered Users Posts: 927 ✭✭✭nanook5


    leck wrote: »
    This happened me on eBay too. One time my photos were hosted on Photobucket and the other seller linked directly to the Photobucket site. I replaced the linked photo with something cheeky and saved with the same filename. His eBay posting ran for a while before he even noticed. Then it disappeared.

    Another time I reported the other seller to eBay and they removed the offending listing.

    Would like to hear how you resolved it in your case.

    It is not fully resolved .

    I have contacted the seller and I'm awaiting a response .

    If the seller does not co-operate I am going to report him/the listing to Ebay .

    I did a quick google search a while ago and found that it's illegal to steal peoples photos and I also found a form to report stolen photos . :)


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    A Dub in Glasgo
    Registered Users Posts: 17,077 ✭✭✭✭A Dub in Glasgo


    So what law are they breaking?


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    leck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭leck


    A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »
    So what law are they breaking?
    If the listing was on ebay.com, I think the OP's images would be protected under US copyright laws. Not sure what laws apply when listing on ebay.ie.


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    nanook5
    Registered Users Posts: 927 ✭✭✭nanook5


    A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »
    So what law are they breaking?

    Yes , I was referring to what leck had linked .


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