Author Topic: COTM Pictures on eBay??? (Read 285 times)

karl · « **on:** January 09, 2007, 04:20:55 AM »

Have a look at this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Alembic-Stanley-Clarke_W0QQitemZ130066218206QQihZ003QQcategoryZ87492QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Am I right in thinking this guy is selling pictures of Alembics, taken from this site, on eBay??

I'm not sure this is illegal (the pictures are freely downloadable from here anyway - I've had Stanley's custom as my wallpaper for the last few months) but it sure as hell can't be fair . . . after all, Mica must have spent a good bit while putting these COTM pics together, and for somebody to be making an easy buck off the back of her work seems pretty unfair to me.

Just thought I'd share that.

K.

keith_h · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2007, 04:32:46 AM »

Even if they are freely downloadable that doesn't mean they aren't covered under a copyright which would preclude commercial use of the photo's without permission.

Keith

(Message edited by keith_h on January 09, 2007)

speicky · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2007, 04:38:40 AM »

I'm sure it's illegal... it is a significant difference if you use these wallpapers for your own private computer (that's what the files are intended for, I think) or you use them in a commercial way, especially sell them without obtaining the copyright or even ask for permission. Seller located in Germany, huh

I'll report that to eBay immediately.

have fun, y'all out there,

Christain

pierreyves · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2007, 05:51:54 AM »

funny !! But ridiculous ...

lbpesq · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2007, 07:31:12 AM »

O.K., this is getting weird. Is anyone else having trouble pulling this picture up from the COTM archive? This guy steals it and now it doesn't seem to be working??!!

Sic 'em Mica!

Bill, tgo

jacko · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2007, 07:48:41 AM »

me too Bill.

graeme (the 'nothing after his name' one)

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2007, 07:52:00 AM »

Yep - a little red x in the corner, and the right-click-show-picture thing doesn't retrieve it.

Peter

keith_h · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2007, 08:38:48 AM »

It's working fine for me. What is the URL you are going after?

Keith

lbpesq · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2007, 09:16:00 AM »

Alembic's COTM archive - From the opening Alembic page, click on Custom Archive, just below the picture of the COTM, then scroll down and click on December 2004, Dragon's Breath. The actual picture is not coming up for me. Other COTM pictures are.

Bill, tgo

keith_h · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2007, 09:19:59 AM »

That's what I did and everything is working fine for me. I am using the latest Firefox browser. Have you tried clearing your browser cache?

Keith

mica · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2007, 11:18:17 AM »

That's freaky - it worked for me when it was published. Anyway, I uploaded the picture again, and it seems to work now. Thanks for telling me about the problem.

It's silly, but I have to write to everyone that tries to sell stuff that has our copyright or infringes on our trademark. I guess I've got another letter to write, thanks again for alerting me.

speicky · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2007, 11:40:29 AM »

I bet this eBay account will soon be closed...

lbpesq · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2007, 12:07:04 PM »

Now it's working! Ghost in the machine? Spooky!!??

Bill, tgo

inthelows · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2007, 12:32:51 PM »

Not a ghost Bill..sticky finger chuckles..
the wallpaper bandit :^(
NLP

harald_rost · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2007, 11:38:02 PM »

What another kind of nonsense this auction.
If you can download the pic as wallpaper you can also send it to your printer. Why buying at Ebay?

Harald