Re: copy-right infringement

[David Riecks <riecks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Willem:

Make sure you take a "snapshot" of the images in this fellows page NOW. This
way he can't remove the tag pretend it never happened.

David

At 08:26 AM 11/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>My advice is to contact Ebay ASAP and threaten suit. They are usually
>pretty responsive about copyright infringement. I suggest you also contact
>a lawyer and sue the offending party. Ebay is required by law to give up
>this info.
>
>
>
>
>At 12:01 PM 11/11/98 +0000, you wrote:
>>Someone kindly pointed me to this Ebay page, where two of my panoramic 
>>images are shamelessly used for commercial purposes, without either 
>>reference or credit. 
>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=41207087
>>
>>Any suggestions from copy-right lawyers in this group?
>>Can I bill him?....for how much?....:-))
>>
>>Seems I can only find out this persons email address when I register, 
>>and I refuse to comply with that....any frequent Ebay-users knowing 
>>how? Mmm....I guess I should contact one of his negative-feedback 
>>customers, they should have his address....
>>
>>Btw, for those with a photographic memory, I hope that other
>>copy-right violations involving IR-images will be reported here, as
>>a service to members of the IR-list....don't let them get away with such
>>shameless infringements. 
>>
>>
>>--                 
>>Bye,
>>
>>Willem-Jan Markerink
>>
>>
>>      The desire to understand 
>>is sometimes far less intelligent than
>>     the inability to understand
>>
>>
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