Mars wrote:The guys must have a pretty good business at selling illegal PDFs, etc.  He also has lots of RPG pdfs, other magazines, etc:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~avalon11/I ... 0Index.htm

Wonder if Wizbro would be interested in this site?

This guy has been running for at least 5 years. Can't be sure if exactly under the same URL, but the site format is identical to one I used some 5 years ago, and at the time, I found the site off the back of a flyer placed in with a copy of the ARES Archive I bought from source in Oz.

At the time I was under the impression that the guy selling the ARES and claiming he had the rights to SPI and other stuff, was also the guy selling PDFs online. He was also the guy wo put me in touch with my source for the WD DVDs, and while the backstory appeared legit at the time, and my correspondence with GW did not result in a flat denial that the product was legit, but merely a cease and desist selling e-mail, it is possible that there is an operation going on on a sizeable scale somewhere down under. There is an organisation called Imprint Multimedia who's logo appears on the ARES, SPI, and White Dwarf jewel case inserts, but I have not been able to find the company listed in Oz. But, I do see that the very last line on the website says 'Contact Imprint' and links to an e-mail. All anonymous.

As regards FASA, the IP must be in someone's hands, as the rights to Battletech were licensed or sold to Catalyst Games and/or WhizKids in one seqiuence or other, and there are three parties involved in the negotiations with the disputed IP holder Macross over the 'unseen' elements (those Fasa ripped off of Japanese culture). So, at the very least it shows there is a body responsible for Fasa's IP out there somewhere.

TheHistorian wrote:Anyone think there is a chance this could actually be the copyright holder?

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Appears to be only about 20 miles from the noted place of publication, so I wonder:

http://tomeoftreasures.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4232



A print copy sold last month:  
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I asked.  He says he is the copyright holder and that he has recently updated the original module:



Yes. The original paper version was published in 1994 and I recently updated it to be compatible with the Open Gasme Content d20 gaming rules.

Thanks!!



- zefferon42





I bought a copy.  

FormCritic wrote:
I asked.  He says he is the copyright holder and that he has recently updated the original module:

Yes. The original paper version was published in 1994 and I recently updated it to be compatible with the Open Gasme Content d20 gaming rules.

Thanks!!



- zefferon42

For that price, you can't go wrong  

He actually has several auctions going, and apparently a number have sold already.

bbarsh wrote:
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This guy is at it again. I reported, please pile on.

Is this the guy selling the B and X series pdfs on cd (listing has been removed so couldn't tell for sure)?



If so I've reported him three times so far ... so am following with interest if ebay actually do anything about him

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Reported this guy. He has another auction of all his hard copy books, etc. but it looks like he made DVDs of them as well.

this site has been up a while and is selling a bunch of TSR stuff.

http://gamers-garage.com

xRalphx wrote:
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Any ideas on the statement in the auction ? "Attention eBay Staff: I am an Authorized Reseller of this product and also the copyright holder or I have resale rights to this e-book or item. Full Resell Rights are Granted by the copyright owners to sell these E-books with Resell Rights or Master Resell Rights Granted! This ad complies with all eBay rules and regulations."

Ebay seems to have changed the categories for filing a report on bootleg material.

Everything that seller sells is pirate. He has 100% feedback and eBay don't seem to prevent sellers selling pirate software or PDFs unless they hear from the copyright holder.

I remember placing a small add in the back of a comic years ago. Could well be one of those. I did not give anyone permission to reprint that material, so I believe my copyright is being infringed here.