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Old 09-13-2008, 10:58 PM
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Default Some Clown on Ebay stole my ECU pictures!

I'm pissed!! Some guy is using my ECU pictures to promote his sales!!! I never gave him permission to use them.
Here's MY picture:
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Here's on of the jerk's listings:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...2BSI%26otn%3D4

I'm pissed!!
 

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Old 09-14-2008, 05:57 AM
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Email him and tell him your lawyer is sending a DMCA takedown notice...

Or just tell him he's a douche... Either way, it *is* your intellectual property, but at the same time, it's just some small-time guy on eBay...
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 07:24 AM
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its a picture, get over it.
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 08:38 AM
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that suck dan little bastard should be gettting his own pics
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 08:45 AM
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Where did you have them stored that he just randomly found your pic to use for his products?
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 09:30 AM
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well its shady but its all over the place... nothing you can really do. ive heard of people using pictures of my black civic before on ebay. but theres nothing you can really do.... at least not enough for anything to really happen.
i stopped really caring.....
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 04:03 PM
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Yeah, he seems like a douche.
I contacted him....
Dear midnightautowerks,


Hi there,

I am the photographer of the ECU images that you are using
withOUT my permission. Please contact me immediately.

Dan


He responded with...

Dear xxparadox_tonicxx,

?

- midnightautowerks



Then I back...
Dear midnightautowerks,

You know what I'm talking about. The picture zoomed in on the ECU board with the SST chip. You can even see where I touched my solder stick to the IS168 component on the edge. You are using my picture without my consent. I charge quite a bit for taking pictures for other eBayers to sell their items and you are stealing my work. Please remove my pictures from your listings and hire your own photographer.

- xxparadox_tonicxx




He responded with...
Dear xxparadox_tonicxx,

nty

- midnightautowerks


No thank you!? Such a Dick hole.
I went through eGay and am now submitting a VeRO form to claim rights to the image.
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 04:39 PM
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IMO screw it man... if its not your picture he steals it will be someone elses. its easy to find with google he just used the first picture he found.

unless you have a program that does your logo thru the whole picture anyone will still steal it... id like to know what program these people use myself.....
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 04:41 PM
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under law, thats plagiarism and theft even if it is considered "public property" I just did a whole 20 min presentation on plagiarism. Even if it doesnt have the c in a circle, it is copyrighted. Technically he should be punished with a fine, unless he makes $2500 and then its a felony punishable by 10 yrs in prison and $250000 in fines
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 04:46 PM
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well good luck
 


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