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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Martin_Lee on March 15, 2006, 12:03:50 AM

Title: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: Martin_Lee on March 15, 2006, 12:03:50 AM

long url edited by admin (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POWERFUL-AMIGA-EMULATOR-GAMES-PC-CD-ROM-Sealed_W0QQitemZ8266413401QQcategoryZ98928QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/photo.php?cid=33&lid=951

stealing SimoAmi's artwork?!

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: Piru on March 15, 2006, 12:12:24 AM

That's not the only thing he's stealing.

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: Martin_Lee on March 15, 2006, 12:18:38 AM

good point

including a licenced Amiga KICK.ROM file: MY ARSE

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: amigakit on March 15, 2006, 12:18:49 AM

I'm sure this thread/subject has come up before in the past.

Same package being sold?

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: on March 15, 2006, 12:56:32 AM

Usually they're stealing my artwork.  It's up to SimoAmi to take action in this case.  I just find it deplorable and wish that Amiga Inc would step in and do their job to protect their rights.

Wayne

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: on March 15, 2006, 01:06:35 AM

Reported to ebay.

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: weirdami on March 15, 2006, 06:25:14 AM

And I'm pretty sure MegaBall was shareware, at least after a while. Either way, you can't put it on something for sale.

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: tokyoracer on March 15, 2006, 10:32:46 AM

is it really that bad? its just an image hes used. Not sealing software really.

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: Piru on March 15, 2006, 10:57:07 AM

@tokyoracer

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is it really that bad?

Yes. This is copyright infrigiment. Basically he's reselling copyrighted material for profit without license.

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its just an image hes used.

And what about the CD contents then?

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Not sealing software really.

Except the Kickstart ROM images and the games on the CD.

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: Plaz on March 15, 2006, 11:33:05 AM

Darn, I wanted to get a look. Ebay already pulled the plug.

Plaz

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: redrumloa on March 15, 2006, 01:57:21 PM

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tokyoracer wrote:
is it really that bad?

Yes, yes it is. There are rules we and laws we must all play by. I've had plenty of ideas cut short by pesky things like legality, why should anyone else get a free ride?

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: billchase on March 15, 2006, 02:29:05 PM

Looks like the auction has been pulled.  I think a point that
hasn't been made clear here is why using the artwork is bad.
This guy used someone else's work without permission for financial
gain - to make his merchanise more appealing to potential customers.


C Snyder

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: weirdami on March 15, 2006, 06:33:46 PM

I emailed him through the ebay function and asked him "Is this legal?" and he just replied with "yes". I'm glad they pulled it. Did you read the comments/testimonials section he put on there? It said something like "I bought this from you secveral weeks ago and I love it." The problem is, his feedback had nothing a few weeks ago and all his three feedbacks were from him buying stuff last year. sheesh!

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: Martin_Lee on March 18, 2006, 06:53:19 PM

straight after posting this i reported him purely on the grounds of theft of the Kickstarts

but as a graphic designer, I really hate people who steal artwork its one of those things that bugs me

Title: Re: guy on ebay stealing amiga.org members artwork?
Post by: weirdami on March 18, 2006, 07:40:14 PM

@tokyoracer

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is it really that bad? its just an image hes used. Not sealing software really.

Graphic designers get paid money to design graphics and this guy was stealing graphics for his case to sell. That's bad.