Grand Moff Joseph Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Just have your lawyer contact Ebay directly, and this will get resolved in a scarily quick manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 I sent him a message also. Lets see if he sends me one back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 it's a her! I told her that it is copyright infringement and that if i were to find out that someone bought a picture of my car i would use it as evidence to prosecute. Which i think i am going to have a few people buy them for shits and giggles, and if she does sell them i will prosecute her, it will cost $$$ but more principle than anything. My picture is gone as of now, but we'll see. Anyone wanna teach me how to use PS or paint to do watermarks?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbird232 Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 It's almost flattering, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 go get 'em Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 It's almost flattering, isn't it? yes, but making a profit off of me is not. If anyone wanted a picture of the car i would gladly send them one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Seems as if the person has changed the description as well. They are only selling "1993 red Chevy Lumina..." but there are still 2 per set. And, someone has purchased a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turby Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 First, the photo has no watermark. You can't prove they stole it from you. Second, you have posted that on a "public" forum before. You have no rights to expect privacy after doing so. How many people on this forum have copy/pasted pics from other forums? Do you think you should be sued as well? I'm not trying to be a dick either. I've seen it happen before. and to whoever suggested sueing them, STFU. There are enough sue happy people in this world. It's a stupid picture for god's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 First, the photo has no watermark. You can't prove they stole it from you. Second, you have posted that on a "public" forum before. You have no rights to expect privacy after doing so. How many people on this forum have copy/pasted pics from other forums? Do you think you should be sued as well? I'm not trying to be a dick either. I've seen it happen before. and to whoever suggested sueing them, STFU. There are enough sue happy people in this world. It's a stupid picture for god's sake. I kinda agree with Turby here. I don't know the law, but the internet is public place, and I don't see a copyright on the photos. Again, not tyring to be a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 not to be a dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 not to be a dick But you like it in the butt, right? At least thats what you said last night. Anyway...the internet is Public Domain and there are many stipulations as to having your information posted on the web if someone can use/sell/save that information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 You Know your car looks good when people steal pictures of it and sell them on Ebay. First, the photo has no watermark. You can't prove they stole it from you. Second, you have posted that on a "public" forum before. You have no rights to expect privacy after doing so. How many people on this forum have copy/pasted pics from other forums? Do you think you should be sued as well? I'm not trying to be a dick either. I've seen it happen before. and to whoever suggested sueing them, STFU. There are enough sue happy people in this world. It's a stupid picture for god's sake. However, everything changes when you try to sell it and claiming it (Or leading people to Believe) as your own. Also, anything that a person creates (Drawings, Pictures, Articles, etc.) is automatically assumed copyrighted by its producer, there does NOT have to be any Legal Forms. But things tend to get a little more sticky in these situations, therefore if its something worth anything Its best to file for copyright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turby Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 However, everything changes when you try to sell it and claiming it (Or leading people to Believe) as your own. Also, anything that a person creates (Drawings, Pictures, Articles, etc.) is automatically assumed copyrighted by its producer, there does NOT have to be any Legal Forms. But things tend to get a little more sticky in these situations, therefore if its something worth anything Its best to file for copyright. -Didn't see where he was trying to say they were his pics. Was he? -If things are to be assumed as copyrighted then everyone here better delete everything they have save off of the internet. -Something worth anything? It's a f'n picture for God's sake. Who cares? This country is getting so PC it's sickening. Relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 i remember one time i found an auction on ebay for a "3.1 Turbo kit". all of the pics were of my Cutlass engine on the engine stand in my garage. it's not flattering at all; more like a slap in the face seeing someone use your own hard work to make themselves money. i went about it the wrong way (i was pissed). i immediately "won" the auction using BIN and sent him a nasty email. thankfully he never posted negative feedback. using other peoples pictures is really lame but unfortunately not much you can do about it after you yourself post the pics publicly on the internet or elsewhere. to be honest i don't see what the big deal is in this case. i guess i would just be flattered and forget it. now if this woman claimed the car was hers, then that would be different. just my opinion i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 auction cancelled!!!!!!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&item=230022630675&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34_nut Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 So turby, if some one took a picture of you, and started to market it publicly for their own personal profit, you wouldn't be upset at all with that? If some one took some thing that was mine (my images, my self, or my car), and turned around to make a profit off of my work... thats when its upsetting. I post my work publicly so people can enjoy my images, not make money off of them. Thats my view. Now to get sue happy over it, I'm not sure in this situation, but if it was a major market, and my images were taken publicly, that is, and always will be pirating. If you copy and paste a document thesis that some one else wrote, but you leave out their name, its plagiarism... you see where Im going with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 So turby, if some one took a picture of you, and started to market it publicly for their own personal profit, you wouldn't be upset at all with that? If some one took some thing that was mine (my images, my self, or my car), and turned around to make a profit off of my work... thats when its upsetting. I post my work publicly so people can enjoy my images, not make money off of them. Thats my view. Now to get sue happy over it, I'm not sure in this situation, but if it was a major market, and my images were taken publicly, that is, and always will be pirating. If you copy and paste a document thesis that some one else wrote, but you leave out their name, its plagiarism... you see where Im going with this. you forgot to start it off with "not to be a dick" therefor your point is invalid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiac6ksteawd Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well, I had this happen to me earlier this year. Someone was selling a STE AWD on ebay, and were using my photobucket pics on the auction. Another forum told me about it, and I imediately contacted the seller and bidders after moving the pics. I am so glad I did. The high bidder was VASSBMW, And going by the pics, he assumed it was a prestine car. Since I moved the pics on my photobucket thing to a private account, the seller was forced to post his own pictures, and what a hunk of shit that car was. It didnt sell either and the seller tried to get me banned from ebay for interferring with his auctions. Anyways, to the point, ebays stand point is that since I have no way to prove that the pics were mine, the car represented in the pics was mine, they were unwilling to do anything. Since the picture in question doesnt have a VIN number, water mark, studio name, etc, theres pretty much nothing you can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarloChick Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 WTF... not cool at all. Although flattering, still not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well, I had this happen to me earlier this year. Someone was selling a STE AWD on ebay, and were using my photobucket pics on the auction. Another forum told me about it, and I imediately contacted the seller and bidders after moving the pics. I am so glad I did. The high bidder was VASSBMW, And going by the pics, he assumed it was a prestine car. Since I moved the pics on my photobucket thing to a private account, the seller was forced to post his own pictures, and what a hunk of shit that car was. It didnt sell either and the seller tried to get me banned from ebay for interferring with his auctions. Anyways, to the point, ebays stand point is that since I have no way to prove that the pics were mine, the car represented in the pics was mine, they were unwilling to do anything. Since the picture in question doesnt have a VIN number, water mark, studio name, etc, theres pretty much nothing you can do. damn...that VASSBMW guy is a douchebag. he picks up EVERY rare GM car/part that ive seen on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 However, everything changes when you try to sell it and claiming it (Or leading people to Believe) as your own. Also, anything that a person creates (Drawings, Pictures, Articles, etc.) is automatically assumed copyrighted by its producer, there does NOT have to be any Legal Forms. But things tend to get a little more sticky in these situations, therefore if its something worth anything Its best to file for copyright. -Didn't see where he was trying to say they were his pics. Was he? -If things are to be assumed as copyrighted then everyone here better delete everything they have save off of the internet. -Something worth anything? It's a f'n picture for God's sake. Who cares? This country is getting so PC it's sickening. Relax. Its the point more so than anything. First off when someone tries to sell something it is a legimate assumption that he or she has the right to sell it, this is NOT the case here. The car in the picture belongs to Jay, however its the fact that Jay took the pictures that is important here, thats what makes the pictures legally his. And NOWHERE did I say that trying to sue this person would get him anywhere, because it is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRONDOG442 Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 The Red lumi pic was taken in Toledo, Ohio in International Park where I photo my cars often. Someone took a picture of my 442 and was making posters out of them and selling them on ebay for $10, people were buying them too, I just emailed him, told him it was my car and he sent me some free posters. Hey I'm a nice guy and easy to satisfy. Heres a small image of the poster. [attachment deleted by admin] Removed to free up storage space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turby Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 you forgot to start it off with "not to be a dick" therefor your point is invalid. If people on this forum didn't fly off the handle so quick I wouldn't have to put a disclaimer like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Lock please. Oh and Turbs you'd be pissed if it was something of yours and you found out someone was making a profit off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 The Red lumi pic was taken in Toledo, Ohio in International Park where I photo my cars often. Someone took a picture of my 442 and was making posters out of them and selling them on ebay for $10, people were buying them too, I just emailed him, told him it was my car and he sent me some free posters. Hey I'm a nice guy and easy to satisfy. Heres a small image of the poster. damn...thats one shitty quality poster(not the car...the car's SWEET) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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