Someone must have jacked my signature from here
02-17-2007, 07:47 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05-06-E6...1QQcmdZViewItem
Looks like someone came and grabbed my signature and used it on his ebay auction
Guys, I am not the seller ok? If you have problems with the grille u bought from him, dont email me
oh...and dont come after my car. 
Looks like someone came and grabbed my signature and used it on his ebay auction
Guys, I am not the seller ok? If you have problems with the grille u bought from him, dont email me
oh...and dont come after my car.
02-17-2007, 07:59 AM
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Wow..they are breaking the law by taking your photo and using it for profit. You should get in contact with him/her and have them cough up a few bucks.
02-17-2007, 08:36 AM
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Maybe you should contact eBay about it? I don't use eBay much but I thought they took this kind of stuff pretty seriously. You may have more impact if you cause eBay to contact the seller about the hijacked pics...
02-17-2007, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='392582' date='Feb 17 2007, 08:59 PM
Wow..they are breaking the law by taking your photo and using it for profit. You should get in contact with him/her and have them cough up a few bucks.
Also doesn't that also brake the law?
Aside this, 5Thirty you should really contact ebay about it.
02-17-2007, 09:33 AM
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You can't do squat really.
You didn't watermark it, copyright, or do anything related to that. He might take it down out of courtesy, but thats it.
Once it's on the internet, it's free reign.
You didn't watermark it, copyright, or do anything related to that. He might take it down out of courtesy, but thats it.
Once it's on the internet, it's free reign.
02-17-2007, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeBuzzsaw' post='392615' date='Feb 17 2007, 07:33 PM
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Once it's on the internet, it's free reign.
Once it's on the internet, it's free reign.
It's still copyrighted and you can not just use it because it was on the net. Only the one that took the picture can!
If you contact ebay, they will delete it.
02-17-2007, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' post='392676' date='Feb 17 2007, 03:15 PM
It's still copyrighted and you can not just use it because it was on the net. Only the one that took the picture can!
If you contact ebay, they will delete it.
Trust me, in US, people jack other peoples pictures/ideas/websites all the time. Only when it is copyrighted at the patented office, you are the sole owner of said picture.
I can right now send in the picture to the patent office and get it copyrighted. I'd be the owner of that picture and if you use it without my permission, I can sue you.
02-17-2007, 02:39 PM
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Breaking the law?? Technically, perhaps.
But what's the big deal - he's just trying to show what the grills look like when installed, and they look good. 5Thirty, you should be flattered.
But what's the big deal - he's just trying to show what the grills look like when installed, and they look good. 5Thirty, you should be flattered.
02-17-2007, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeBuzzsaw' post='392678' date='Feb 18 2007, 12:19 AM
Prove to me he took the picture.
Trust me, in US, people jack other peoples pictures/ideas/websites all the time. Only when it is copyrighted at the patented office, you are the sole owner of said picture.
I can right now send in the picture to the patent office and get it copyrighted. I'd be the owner of that picture and if you use it without my permission, I can sue you.
Trust me, in US, people jack other peoples pictures/ideas/websites all the time. Only when it is copyrighted at the patented office, you are the sole owner of said picture.
I can right now send in the picture to the patent office and get it copyrighted. I'd be the owner of that picture and if you use it without my permission, I can sue you.
Anyways...
It's just a pic.
But if it was mine I probably would alert ebay.
02-17-2007, 02:57 PM
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You should complain to eBay. However, send the seller "cease and desist" e-mail as well. He/she seems to be popular and power seller, I don't think they will want any trouble. He probably got the picture from Google Image Search or something like that.