Gosh, I thought I'd gotten into SlashDot here for a sec... :^) Pat Magnan wrote:
> If you're Adobe, feel free to invoke the DMCA and call in the FBI, if > you're anyone else, no, because copyright infringement is civil law > isn't it?? ;) (little sarcasm there). > > I don't know honestly think that the police are concerned with > copyright infringement, however, it would appear from other bidders > that this little schmuck is actually comitting mail fraud (not making > good on things he's supposedly selling -- My parents wouldn't let me > buy/sell it). I'm not sure what position that the US courts have taken > on this kind of stuff (i.e. is it really mail fraud - I'm pretty sure), > and the other thing with fraud that I can vouch for from personal > experience is that no one really goes into small cases (got ripped > buying a Magic card a number of years ago in a newsgroup auction), no > one cared. > > Better to report the little puke to EBay (selling someone else's > software illegally has to be against their rules), and let them handle > it. It also seems he's under age (no contract in Candian law is > enforceable against a minor, and I believe that the US would have a > similar consideration), so EBay may be interested to learn that. > > We could always make a number of complaints to them, and let them > handle it. ;) > > >>I wonder if it'd be possible to report this kind of stuff to the po- >> > lice. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
