anybody familiar or a member of Audiogon?

[mike c]

this loser is using my picture to sell his sub:

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?homesubw&1239486400&/Velodyne-Dls-5000r-EXPLosive-15

i don't see a report button over there - how do i go about this?

can't leave a feedback as i'm not a member

edit: I emailed: dmca@audiogon.com

 

[Shock]

Go to help, there's a "contact us" section. I'm sure if you message them they'll help you out.

 

[mazersteven]

http://www.audiogon.com/contact.html

 

[mike c]

Go to help, there's a "contact us" section. I'm sure if you message them they'll help you out.

http://www.audiogon.com/contact.html

yup, that's where i got the dmca email add

edit: i did send an additional email to service@audiogon.com though

 

[Adam]

People use my picture without permission to sell stuff all of the time, too.

I wouldn't be so upset about it if I wasn't always used as the "before" picture.

[I hope that you get that all taken care of, Mike!]

 

[mike c]

lol. mine is always used in the "after" picture ... but the ads always start with:

"if you don't ..."

and ends with

"don't be this guy"

 

[mike c]

someone at audiogon has replied, they said they will contact the seller

 

[Alex2507]

I vaguely understand that there is something wrong with him using your pic but I would be hard pressed to put it into words. Would you spell it out for me?

 

[mike c]

yeah, me too - but my official stance (as per my email to audiogon) is:
1) he did not ask for permission
2) misleading the buyer with a different picture

and one i just thought of now:
3) i don't want to be mistaken as that guy

 

[jamie2112]

I am a member and sent an email in your behalf as well Mike.

 

[deedubb]

This has happened to me on eBay as well...used my pics and even copied my ad word for word, just used a different font. This kind of stuff pisses me off.

 

[pzaur]

You could always add a watermark to your photos. It isn't very hard to do.

Irfanview and Triscape photo are two free programs you could use. It'd be as simple as adding some sort of text across the photo.

Just a thought.

-pat

 

[mike c]

if maybe he asked for permission, i would have simply said ok. im too lazy to add another step in posting pics i post a lot of pics.

but thanks for the links - for future reference

 

[Davemcc]

I vaguely understand that there is something wrong with him using your pic but I would be hard pressed to put it into words. Would you spell it out for me?

AFAIK, photos of equipment for sale are intended to show possession and actual condition of merchandise. Using someone else's photo could indicate either that there is a scam in play or that the equipment the seller has is damaged in some way and is trying to hide that fact by using photos or pristine equipment.

I don't think this falls under the intellectual property category unless the pic is copyrighted or watermarked. Would fair use be an appropriate term for a pic that just gets thrown on the net without some legal statement of ownership?

 

[jinjuku]

AFAIK, photos of equipment for sale are intended to show possession and actual condition of merchandise. Using someone else's photo could indicate either that there is a scam in play or that the equipment the seller has is damaged in some way and is trying to hide that fact by using photos or pristine equipment.

I don't think this falls under the intellectual property category unless the pic is copyrighted or watermarked. Would fair use be an appropriate term for a pic that just gets thrown on the net without some legal statement of ownership?

Exacta mundo. If I am buying a piece of equipment that is a used good (even if slightly used) I want a picture. A picture of what I am actually getting.

I almost got burned on a PSB setup. They guy used a different set of pics and had a friend with a good Ebay rating sell them. I got them and everything was packed in-adequately. There were a few burned drivers. The subs were blown. The CD changer and receiver wrecked.

I felt sorry for the poor girl that sold these for him. I got my money back, and they never shipped a shipping tag to pick them up.

I have buddy that is a PSB dealer. Got the driver and tweets at cost, picked up a replacement 10" SVC woofer at Parts Express and sold the setup to a buddy at cost (~$300). Never will get my time and frustration back.

 

[tcarcio]

They must have taken it down, when I click the link it goes to page not found or removed...........

 

[mike c]

yes it has, i got no explanation from them though

 

[Alex2507]

sold the setup to a buddy at cost (~$300). Never will get my time and frustration back.

That's what friends are for.

 

[jinjuku]

That's what friends are for.

He got the PSB Image 5T floor standers, the C40 Center, a 10" 120 watt PSB Sub, and the Image B15 Monitors for surround.

Radio Shack was blowing out a Yamaha 6.1 receiver for $169 (normally $249). The only thing we overpaid on was a TOSLink cable($30!). He needed it 'now'.

I was a bad influence, he now has a 52" Sony flat panel. Thing is HUMUNGOUS.

 

[mike c]

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?homesubw&1240496443

aaaaaand it's back up