You might send a note to Evilbay reminding them that this issue has been
dealt with and they are lucky that they haven't been included in any
litigation. (Turns out knitters, of all people, can get pretty crabby.
One blogger summarized this as "You really shouldn't mess with people
who have a hobby that makes them adept with big metal needles.") You
might want to go ahead and file a complaint against one Bob Saloman at
the same time. Then I'd send one Bob Salomon a note reminding him that
his abuse of VeRO can lead to his suspension from the evil auction site.
You might want to mention the principle of first sale relating to
selling original materials.
You may wish to read the following:
http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/alice/021122seller2veroended.asp
http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/Vero/articles/articles.html
In summary: You're allowed to sell your used stuff to whoever you
please even if the stuff is copyrighted (as long as its the original
stuff, not a copy). And you're allowed to say what the stuff is even if
the name is trademarked, and you're allowed to say what it can be used
for even if that involves mentioning a competitor. (There are
exceptions to this if the stuff came with a license -- as software,
baseball tickets, and some other things do in the US -- because you may
not have technically bought the stuff, just the license).
Regan
I'm not a lawyer, and the main source of my legal knowledge is Perry
Mason re-runs.
andrew fildes wrote:
I listed a Heliopan filter (49mm Light Green - anyone, anyone...?)
and was immediately threatened by one Bob Salomon (sounds familiar)
that he was the US agent for Heliopan and I was 'not allowed' to offer
any Heliopan item to a potential US buyer on pain of customs
confiscation and legal action. Further and more annoyingly, he was
able to have it delisted by evilbay under their VeRO program and they
in turn threatened me with suspension.
EXCUSE ME! Since when was selling a used item illegal?
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