Is eBay Australia responsible for permitting the sale of illegal products?

[Ext User(ML)]

Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized recordings (such
as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?

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main.luser [ML]

Online DVD Rentals
http://tinyurl.com/fbax

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

ML <no@thanks.com> wrote

> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized
> recordings (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?

Nope, just like Aust Post arent responsible for them moving thru the post
either.

[Ext User(Seamus)]

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:41:06 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:

> ML <no@thanks.com> wrote
>
>> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized
>> recordings (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>
> Nope, just like Aust Post arent responsible for them moving thru the post
> either.

Hmmm. Aust Post might not be responsible to a bomb moving thru the post.
eBay might be responsible for permitting the sale of a bomb.

[Ext User(Simmo)]

"Seamus" <drinks@eight.com.ir> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:41:06 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> ML <no@thanks.com> wrote
>>
>>> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized
>>> recordings (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>>
>> Nope, just like Aust Post arent responsible for them moving thru the post
>> either.
>
> Hmmm. Aust Post might not be responsible to a bomb moving thru the post.
> eBay might be responsible for permitting the sale of a bomb.

Ozzie post also ask if the item held within!! is offensive etc....
As do Ebay....
You say NO, so .....

[Ext User(Heretic)]

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:46:56 +0000, Simmo wrote:

>
> "Seamus" <drinks@eight.com.ir> wrote in message
> news:3ng8ddF1big3U2@individual.net...
>> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:41:06 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>> ML <no@thanks.com> wrote
>>>
>>>> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized
>>>> recordings (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>>>
>>> Nope, just like Aust Post arent responsible for them moving thru the post
>>> either.
>>
>> Hmmm. Aust Post might not be responsible to a bomb moving thru the post.
>> eBay might be responsible for permitting the sale of a bomb.
>
> Ozzie post also ask if the item held within!! is offensive etc....
> As do Ebay....
> You say NO, so .....

Yes, go on...

[Ext User(MrFlibble)]

In article <7bBQe.14418$FA3.3488@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, ML
<no@thanks.com> wrote:

> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized recordings (such
> as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?

Depends on how far you could push the Cooper judgement in a case I
suspect.

Short answer would be probably not.

[Ext User(free2002)]

that is so friggin stupid, i mean as if someone is going to think 'hmm i
guess i better not send this bomb to John Howard after all, that would be
illegal!' or say to the po staff 'you know i had better not sign this
because then i would be lying because the parcel does actually contain a
bomb'

"Simmo" <blahblah@blah.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Seamus" <drinks@eight.com.ir> wrote in message
> news:3ng8ddF1big3U2@individual.net...
>> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:41:06 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>> ML <no@thanks.com> wrote
>>>
>>>> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized
>>>> recordings (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>>>
>>> Nope, just like Aust Post arent responsible for them moving thru the
>>> post
>>> either.
>>
>> Hmmm. Aust Post might not be responsible to a bomb moving thru the post.
>> eBay might be responsible for permitting the sale of a bomb.
>
> Ozzie post also ask if the item held within!! is offensive etc....
> As do Ebay....
> You say NO, so .....
>

[Ext User(free2002)]

i would think no they cannot be held responsible if they don't know
something is illegal eg the person selling pirated goods would not be found
out until the buyer actually receives it & recognizes it as such,
but once ebay are alerted to the fact someone is selling illegal goods they
must take action but there must be some proof of it. Also they must have
some responsibility or they would not be have any restrictions on what
people can sell such as in this link:
http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/items-ov.html

"ML" <no@thanks.com> wrote in message
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> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized recordings
> (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>
> --
> main.luser [ML]
>
> Online DVD Rentals
> http://tinyurl.com/fbax
>
>
>

[Ext User(V©)]

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/recordable.html

"ML" <no@thanks.com> wrote in message
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> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized recordings
> (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>
> --
> main.luser [ML]
>
> Online DVD Rentals
> http://tinyurl.com/fbax
>
>
>

[Ext User(tdk217)]

"V©" <nope@naaaa.naaa.naaa> wrote in message
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> http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/recordable.html
>
> "ML" <no@thanks.com> wrote in message
> news:7bBQe.14418$FA3.3488@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized recordings
>> (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>>
>> --
>> main.luser [ML]
>>
>> Online DVD Rentals
>> http://tinyurl.com/fbax
>>
If its advertised as being pirated then they will remove it from their site.

[Ext User(V©)]

Even if it isn't advertising as pirated but is known to be pirated.

Ebay are pretty strict on what they allow and don't allow people to sell
through their services.


"tdk217" <jimk@internode.on.net> wrote in message
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> "V©" <nope@naaaa.naaa.naaa> wrote in message
> news:43144077$0$39174$c30e37c6@ken-reader.news.telstra.net...
>> http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/recordable.html
>>
>> "ML" <no@thanks.com> wrote in message
>> news:7bBQe.14418$FA3.3488@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> Is eBay responsible for permitting the sale of unauthorized recordings
>>> (such as pirated DVDs) by users over its service?
>>>
>>> --
>>> main.luser [ML]
>>>
>>> Online DVD Rentals
>>> http://tinyurl.com/fbax
>>>
> If its advertised as being pirated then they will remove it from their
> site.
>