 Help please worried friend: MC019 Listing policy violation alert: Copyright Violation
Advice please, a friend has had a listing removed at the request of a film company via eBays Vero, he was selling a DVD-R version of what he thought where public domain films from the 1940’s! Lots of other people selling the same set on eBay and have been for a very long time, films starred a particular Ukulele player!
Oddly enough they quoted and removed 2 listings , 1 listing was the current listing , the 2nd listing was the previous listing ....that I found a bit odd as the 2nd listing had finished some weeks ago !
His eBay account is still working and he has not been banned , though his policy compliance is quoted as been "low"
He is now very panicked , he has sold around 40 sets or so over the past few months , he now understands he’s been a bit stupid for not reading up more about U.K film copyright law , which basically states that all films remain in copyright until 70 years after the writer/director / composer dies , he had read other eBay sellers listings and seen how many they had sold and how long they had been selling the films , so he thought he would jump on the band wagon , basically the blind leading the blind.
He is scared he may get a visit from the police and maybe have to go to court.
I have said well perhaps it is just a routine thing, the Vero owner has requested the item to be removed and that should be the end of the matter and not to do it again.......the films where from the 1940’s not the latest blockbuster, I know the law is the law etc, but I have said perhaps with the films been from the 1940’s that most likely will just be the end of the matter.
There are still plenty of other sellers , still selling the same DVD set he was selling on eBay and other eBay sellers have not been removed ...........has anyone had this kind of thing happen to them before or any experience of what may or may not happen....just looking for a bit more info to try and help my friend.
Help please !
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MC019 Listing policy violation alert: Copyright Violation - Unauthorized Item
Hello ****eBay account name ******
After reviewing your eBay account, it appears that you have violated eBay's Copyright Violation - Unauthorized Item policy. As a result, we've taken the following action on your account:
- Listings have been removed. A list of items that were removed can be viewed at the bottom of this message.
- We have credited any associated fees to your account.
Your listing was removed after the rights owner notified us that your item violated their copyright. We urge you to contact the rights owner directly for more information about why they requested the removal of your listing and whether you can relist the item.
For more information on our VeRO program, please visit::
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Please be aware that any additional violations of this policy may result in the suspension of your account. We understand that you may be concerned about this situation.
We encourage you to contact ******************* directly if you have any questions.
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Here are the listings that were removed:
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