Date : Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:54:16 +0000
From : neilw01@...
Subject: Re: Making the most of the Micro
Interestingly enough, ebay emailed me with the following info this aftern
oon
...
Dear Neil A Ward (neilw01@...),
Please be aware that the following listing:
Item Number - 6452532028
Item Title - Making the Most of the Micro BBC DVD retro computer
has been removed by eBay for breaching of one or more of our policies. An
y
offers or bids placed on this listing are now null and void. We advise yo
u
not to finalize this transaction with the seller. As stated in the eBay U
ser
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each
the law or eBay policy.
Please review eBay's Prohibited and Restricted Items guidelines and User
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>-- Original Message --
>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:11:37 +0000
>To: neilw01@...
>From: Phil McIntyre <philmac@...>
>Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Making the most of the Micro
>
>
>Hi,
>
>You can report him to ebay for piracy. You can report him to FACT
>(http://www.fact-uk.org.uk/). Trading standards might well be interested
>if
>it's a business.
>I would email him and say you no longer wish to buy it on the grounds th
at
>
>it is a copy and take it from there.
>Most sellers will just cancel and forget about it. Then you can report h
im
>
>anyway......
>I've just checked on ebay and got the following:
>
>This listing (6452532028) has been removed by eBay or is no longer
>available. Please make sure that you've entered the item number correctl
y.
>If the item was removed by eBay, please consider this transaction
>cancelled. If anybody contacts you to complete the sale, please ignore t
he
>
>request. Completing the sale outside of eBay may be unsafe and will not
be
>
>covered by eBay purchase protection programs.
>
>So, you're OK. It's should be cancelled.
>
>HTH,
>
>Phil
>
>At 13:48 18/11/2005, you wrote:
>
>>Thinking about it, if this is a true piracy situation, am I obliged to
>>continue
>>the purchase ? What would be the best course of action here - I don't
want
>>my name associated with purchasing pirate copies of copyright material.
>>
>>I don't feel so happy now !
>>
>>Neil.
>>
>> >-- Original Message --
>> >Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:22:53 +0000
>> >From: James Fidell <james@...>
>> >To: Darren Grant <darren.grant@...>
>> >Cc:
>> >Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Making the most of the Micro
>> >
>> >
>> >Quoting Darren Grant (darren.grant@...):
>> >
>> >> A clear violation of copyright for commercial gain.
>> >>
>> >> This guy is making a profit on copying a video to DVD, if he was do
ing
>> >for
>> >> the cost of the DVD that might at least be considered a way of
>> distributing
>> >> information that the BBC has no interest in putting on DVD. But thi
s
>is
>> >just
>> >> plain cheek
>> >>
>> >> Please don't encourage piracy, I hope someone buys one and runs off
>copies
>> >> selling at £2 a pop to cover the DVD cost so he knows what it is
like
>>to
>> >> have someone copy your work.
>> >
>> >And if you really want it, it's available for download for free on
>> >uknova.
>> >
>> >James
>> >
>>
>>
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er
>
>analysis some of them won't stand up either."
>
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>Computer Support
>School of Biological Sciences
>Liverpool University
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