This boots thing came up a while ago on the Elephat 6 mailing list concerning some guy doing the same thing, selling a cd-r of rare tracks. Here's what ebay mailed to the people that notified ebay of the non-official status of the cd-r he was selling. I think it's a pretty sensible response and to me it does indicate ebay is willing to help out in matters like this.... --------------- Hello, We have reviewed the auction you have brought to our attention and taken appropriate action. We would also like to explain eBay's policy with respect to reports like yours. eBay is not in a position to make judgments about the authenticity or authorized nature of auction items, except in the most extreme circumstances. This may mean that we cannot remove the item about which you contacted us. In some cases, we refer the information to the owner of the rights (copyright, trademark, etc.) involved, if we know who they are and how to contact them. Although you may be extremely knowledgeable about these types of items, we often cannot remove items upon the representations of third parties whose credentials we cannot verify, unless of course the alleged infringement is obvious on its face. That is why we strongly urge you to notify the rights holder of the suspected infringement and encourage them to join our Verified Rights Owners (VeRO) Program (formerly called Legal Buddy Program). This program enables them to request the ending of allegedly infringing auctions. We appreciate your vigilance in helping us to keep inappropriate auctions off eBay. If we can be of any further assistance, please let us know. Regards, Yuri eBay Customer Support ______________________________ eBay Your Personal Trading Community (tm)
