In an attempt to step up intellectual property ownership enforcement eBay has implemented a program that scans auction posting for possible violations. When eBay finds the suspicious listing it terminates it without warning, email notification, or explanation. Just like that! Wham, and a listing is gone, erased, and if it was yours you'd have to re-key all the elaborate description information from scratch because the listing is not only removed but totally erased from the database.
When I complained to why my 6-CD music specials were cancelled, eBay's response was that they thought that the music was pirated and thus cancelled the listing. When I responded that I owned all the copyright the eBay retorted that I must say so in the auction description. This means that if you want to sell pirated music all you have to do is to write that you own copyright to get away with it...
Read more http://www.techweb.com/blog/archives/2007/01/ebay_need_a_com.html
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