Isn't this...illegal??

(BlackDeath) #1

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2767716021&category=21932

I’m not a lawyer, but isn’t this against the law???

(K:os) #2

I think your right

(puubert) #3

Sure is. Report his bitch arse.

(Fusen) #4

surprised some of the splash damage team havn’t started doing this to get an extra pint after work :wink:

Platz

(bupkis) #5

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3060743862&category=27233

these people should be shot I hate things like this …he’s selling americas army aswell and a few other free to download games.
bloody parasites…

Bupkis
Admin of Fpsheaven.com (the rctwonline.com replacement site)

(The-Original-Pvt-Parts) #6

Just report this to ebay; ebay will panick and pull this at the slightest whiff of copyright infringement.

Not to mentuin waving section 3/4 of the EULA under their nose (located in your root et directory):

[i]3. Prohibitions with Regard to the Software. You, whether directly or indirectly, shall not do any of the following acts:

a. rent the Software;

b. sell the Software;

c. lease or lend the Software;

d. offer the Software on a “pay-per-play” basis;

e. distribute the Software by any means, except as permitted by section 4 hereinbelow;

f. in any other manner and through any medium whatsoever commercially exploit the Software, or use the Software for any commercial purpose, including, without limitation, giving away copies of the Software for free to promote or market any other material;

g. disassemble, reverse engineer, decompile, modify, except as permitted by section 2 hereinabove, or alter the Software;

h. translate the Software;

i. reproduce or copy the Software, except as permitted by section 4 hereinbelow;

j. publicly display the Software;

k. prepare or develop derivative works based upon the Software; or

l. modify, remove or alter this Agreement or any notices or other markings or legends, such as trademark or copyright notices, affixed on or within the Software.

  1. Permitted Distribution and Copying. So long as this Agreement accompanies each copy you make of the Software and so long as you fully comply at all times with this Agreement, ID grants to you the non-exclusive and limited right to: (i) copy the Software from the download onto your computer hard drive; (ii) copy the Software from your computer hard drive into your computer RAM; (iii) copy on one (1) hard disk one (1) “back up” or archival copy of the Software; and (iv) copy the Software and distribute such copies as standalone copies on physical media or in electronic format of the Software free of charge for non-commercial purposes and not in connection with any other material. You shall not distribute copies of the Software as mounted on or attached to the covers or any other part of magazines or other printed material. You shall not copy or distribute the Software in any manner that infringes against, misappropriates or otherwise violates any third-party right or that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, false, misleading, or otherwise illegal or unlawful. You shall not receive any postage, shipping, handling or other charge, payment, fee, or other consideration, including items in trade, in exchange for or in connection with copies of Software you may distribute, even if only for reimbursement. You shall not receive any value or consideration in exchange for or in connection with copies of the Software you may distribute. You shall not distribute the Software bundled, co-packaged or together with any material. You shall not distribute the Software in connection with the promotion or marketing of any material. Except as such are included by ID within copies of the Software that you are permitted to make under this Agreement, you shall not reproduce, depict, display or copy the title of the Software, the ID name or any screen display or other element or part of the Software. In exercising your limited rights hereunder, you shall comply, at all times, with all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances and statutes. ID reserves all rights not granted in this Agreement. You shall not commercially distribute the Software unless you first enter into a separate contract with ID, on terms and conditions determined in ID’s sole discretion, and only upon your receipt of a written agreement executed by an authorized officer of ID.[/i]

Mind you, I think I might have technically broken the EULA by posting it here? (At least I didn’t charge for it) :beer:

(Machine for to kill) #7

anyone stupid enough to pay for something that is provided for free deserves to get ripped off.

not many people are stupid enough since almost none of his items have bids on them. That’s a bad thing since you pay about $.30 for each item post, and some other change depending on start price. I think he’s paying about a dollar for each of those posts and it’s not very likely he will get any bids on them so he’s pretty stupid.

(BlackDeath) #8

Doesnt make it legal…

(puubert) #9

Exactly. He can expect a hefty fine if he gets caught.

(The_Jesus_Zeppelin) #10

id love to see the guy that buys it lol! :clap:

(HerrK) #11

I think it’s for people they have only an isdn-connection cheaper to buy a burned cd
with et + patch + a lot of custommaps as to download it from the internet!

(NdK) :wink:

(PeteSpeed) #12

But what we are saying is why HE should be making money out of other ppls hard work? :angry:
Ppl with slow connections can buy magazines cant they PCGamer???

(Machine for to kill) #13

PCgamer sucks…it’s a waste of money. Total sellouts. I’m glad i unsubscribed from it.

(amazinglarry) #14

You mean I shouldn’t have placed my bid for Enemy Territory? How am I supposed to play it then? It’s not in stores anywhere around here. :bored:

(HerrK) #15

I see no differences…
If i give PCGamer the money or a privat person…it’s the same!
He sold a free-game & free-maps cd-burned compilation…that’s legal!

(NdK) :wink:

(Mr. Chris) #16

I hope the SD guys shut this idiot down FAST… :bash:

(puubert) #17

I see no differences…
If i give PCGamer the money or a privat person…it’s the same!
He sold a free-game & free-maps cd-burned compilation…that’s legal!

(NdK) ;)[/quote]

When you buy PC Gamer, you don’t just buy the game, you buy a magazine, plus the CD contains other stuff. Splash GIVES the game to PC Gamer to distribute. PC Gamer make no extra revenue from putting the game on the disc, unless they sell more copies.

This fuck is selling a copy of the game, for his profit. That’s illegal as pointed out in the list that someone posted above. If he gives it away, that’s fine, but he’s SELLING it.

See the difference? PC Gamer isn’t selling the game, they’re selling a magazine. He’s not selling a magazine, just a copy of a game he’s not allowed to sell.

(Machine for to kill) #18

I think he’s allowed to sell anything he wants.

If I have something and I want to get rid of it I can do that in many different ways. He chooses to sell it. It is no different from the people on ebay that sell regular retail games. If it’s yours, and you aquired it legally, then you may do with it as you please which includes selling it.

(The_Jesus_Zeppelin) #19

not on ebay, there real clicky about what they sell anymore, a bunch of people sued em for gettin sold crap. if it even comes to doubt of being illegal on ebay, they shut it down. they dont want to get sued again.

and no i dont think anyone paid for et, cause the pcgamer mag was about 6 bucks, with or without disc, its like when it comes another month and its got demos on it, the demos are free, why would they make you pay for them?

(Fusen) #20

what would have been better it just charge for shipping and the CD cost but dont add anything on then people with 56k and no mag shops near them can get the game for free but they pay for the CD that he burnt it on that way he isnt being a little ***** and sellin something which he doesnt have the right to and the 56k’er gets the game they want

HEAD SHOP