Yes-sir-ee! Christmas is coming. The spirit of the season is in the air and I'm trying to make a few extra bucks to feed the commercialist machine by selling a thing-or-two on ebay. Maybe, enough so I have a little extra cash for some "Ho, Ho, Ho", action. Although with the prices the girls are charging these days, better make it just one "Ho".
You can imagine my surprise, however, when I was notified by ebay, one of my auctions had been pulled......well, I'll let them explain about why it was delisted.....gentlemen.....
The rights owner, Warner Music Group, notified eBay that this listing violates intellectual property rights. When eBay receives a report of
this type of violation, we remove the listing to comply with the law.
The item in question is a Led Zeppelin (ancient) LP of a live recording in the old L.A. Forum that I tagged with the words "Collectable" & "Rare". Fighting words no doubt?
The following information may help explain the reason for your listing(s) removal:
eBay prohibits unauthorized copies of media (such as software, video games, music, television programs, and photographs). Unauthorized copies include (but are not limited to) backup, pirated, duplicated, or bootlegged copies. It is both illegal and against eBay policy to sell unauthorized copies of copyrighted media.
Just tie me upside down, beat me and use me for chip-dip why don't ya? Punish the 16 year old kid who made the purchase eons ago because he was a fan of the band. I'm sure by selling it now, I'm depriving poor Robert Plant from buying a few rolls of 8-ply toilet paper to wipe his golden, wrinkled ass.
An intellectual property rights owner ( Warner Music Group)has notified eBay that this item is an unauthorized copy of copyrighted material. Unauthorized copies include (but are not limited to) copies that are pirated, duplicated or bootlegged.
It's good to know the Warner Music Group is on the ball to recoup the $100 or so they would have lost by the sale of this item to a ravenous collector. Never mind the millions of torrents being downloaded daily, or the back-shops, in China Towns everywhere, busting with pirated movies and costing them billions. Good job!
We encourage you to contact Warner Music Group directly if you have any questions.
Sure, so they can send someone to my house, or fine me in person. Yeah that's going to happen.
Your eBay fees for this item have been credited to your account.
Great, I get my insertion fee returned. Does anyone know if Ho's will take a dime?
All bidders on this item have been notified of its cancellation.
Yup I can hear them crying from here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Repeated violations of this or other eBay policies may result in the suspension of your account.
Really? For the frustration this has caused, is that really such a bad thing?
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
I'm glad they left me a choice in this matter..... Hey any Zeppelin fans out there? That is.......if WMG doesn't object to this Blog. I'm trying to get enough money together to give the Warner Music Group an enima.
If you're still uncertain about how I feel concerning this debacle, you can listen to yesterday's song on the YouTube post.
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