Mars wrote:I think the intent of this thread is to after sellers like this:eBay listings
. wrote:Even though I have bought the PDF quite legally, and am allowed to print it out for my own use, I am not permitted to give either the PDF away, or the printout.
US Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, § 109(a) wrote:...the owner of a particular copy or phonorecord lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by such owner, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that copy or phonorecord. ...
. wrote:So I can burn all the PDFs I bought and sell them on a single CD, provided I then destroy all copies that may remain on my computer. So selling a DVD full of D&D stuff on eBay is perfectly legal and it presumably is the responsibility of WoTC to prove you obtained the PDFs illegally?
Mars wrote:For most compilations it probably isn't much of a stretch to say they were illegally obtained. Most usually contain 100+ books which puts their original price at a few thousand dollars. Not likely that the guy now only wants $2 for it. Or that he bought 30 copies of each to resell, etc.Although selling PDFs does seem to work out not too badly. The guy I posted the other day has a rating of almost 200 on Ebay all through selling his pdfs. If you look at his D&D auction under purchases: ** expired/removed eBay auction **He has sold about 25 copies in this latest auction already. He's not making huge money but a few dollars each auction adds up.
JasonZavoda wrote:Picture taken from the Forgetten Realms boxed set I believe.
Mars wrote:Is there an infringement on this type of thing? I'm not sure if there is. Maybe unauthorized use of the image? So the artist is probably the copyright holder?
Midian_Beasttoothe wrote:Nah, in the description it says she used forgotten 'collector's cards' to make the tiles. I recognize most of them from the 92 set..
Mars wrote:Even so, I don't know if that allows her to cut them up are use them in a different application for resale.
killjoy32 wrote:this guy being from Liverpool, is only ~20 miles from me. i have pulled him up twice before. i remember the name very well. he has had auctions pulled before. i have reported him, but would also appreciate a few others reporting too.thanksAl
mordrin wrote:I reported almost every one of them. Don't seem to have gone anywhere.
JohnGaunt wrote:Please report these eBay clowns. These two may be the same person, as their D&D CDs had identical auction text:. . . eBay listings. . . eBay listings