A seller is selling copies of their CD's, I don't think that is allowed.

[musicyouneed]

I was doing a search of CD's, Time Life to be specific and I came across a seller who selling 35 Time Life CD's but isn't selling the original's which they are keeping but will be making copies for you and if you want them also on a USB stick to let them know.  I don't think that ebay allows that.  To me that is a total no no.   

For those buyers who don't read, I feel sorry for the poor buyer who thinks they are getting the real CD's and not copies.  There are six watchers.  

[musicyouneed]

Well Ebay finally took down the listing, it took 14 days from when I first reported it.  The seller is still selling their ipod full of music that the buyer chooses, another no no.    

[rose-dee]

I'm glad you persisted in reporting this.  Doing so by alerting the rights owner as well as a report through the eBay channels was the right route (i.e. not a phone call to CS, they understand little or nothing about legal issues concerning copyright). 

I wanted to say a word about the apparent slowness of eBay's action.  It can take several days or longer for offending listing(s) to be taken down because eBay must verify (through the rights owner or otherwise) that there actually is a copyright violation or piracy issue.  

There are situations where such activity may not constitute illegal copying -- for example the material could be in the public domain (whether by the flow of time, or by deliberate action on the part of the rights holder), the original rights owner may not be able to be determined, or copyright may have expired (depending upon the original jurisdiction and the time lapsed since first publication).  

Although there are international conventions around copyright law that most countries' legislation adheres to, copyright law can be fraught with complexity and contradiction, especially if you're dealing with any internationally produced material (i.e. outside places like the U.S., Canada, Australia, U.K. and Europe).  Any complaint no doubt has to go through the legal departments of both eBay and the rights holder, involving a number of phone calls or other communications.  It can take some time to establish whether the complaint is valid or not.  

Otherwise, without a certain amount of investigation in the background, anyone could make a claim that a seller was violating copyright law and have eBay arbitrarily and immediately take down a competitor's listings.  So we do have to be somewhat patient in waiting for action once a violation is reported.  

I would think that the reason eBay hasn't removed the listings of the Ipods loaded with music is that there are several, if not dozens, of rights holders involved.  This sort of thing, where there are mixed origins, is really difficult to enforce and I suspect the seller knows it.  

(If you're wondering, I have a background as a researcher and writer in corporate/commercial law, with a few years of dealing specifically in copyright and trade mark law.  I've also had to tangle with eBay over protection for my own copyrighted items.  So I know a little bit about this subject.  )

[pjcdn2005]

I wanted to say a word about the apparent slowness of eBay's action. It can take several days or longer for offending listing(s) to be taken down because eBay must verify (through the rights owner or otherwise) that there actually is a copyright violation or piracy issue

When a listing is reported by another member ebay does not contact the rights owner to confirm that there is a copyright violation. I can't even imagine the manpower they would need to do that.   They generally put the onus on the right owners themselves to report copyright violations. They will take a listing down quickly when the rights owner reports it but in many cases they will not take down a listing based on a report from a non rights holder.  

Obviously that isn't true in all cases as they often do take down listings that are more than likely a violation (such as in this situation) but they probably do take a while to even look at the reports.  They will then put the onus on the seller to prove that they are authorized to sell the item(s) and/or that it is authentic.  

[musicyouneed]

She sold six copies of her sets, last one was April 13.  When she went to relist it, it stated it had been removed.  She made almost $600 selling her copies.