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COMMODORE FREE
I recently received this email from
the editor of RETROACTION,
http://retroactionmagazine.com/ I
think some action is needed so I
have reprinted the email.
RETROACTION MAGAZINE
Hi everyone,
Apologies for emailing you all like
this, but I feel that I need to get
this message across to as many like
minded people as I can. You may
have already noticed that I've
posted news about this at my website
Retroaction, but now I need your
help to pass on this message.
We all like our retro games in one
way or another and the magazines
that came with them have a fond
place in our heart (check out my
Back in Time for April 1990 to see
how much I love these classic mags)
http://www.outofprintarchive.com/arti
cles/features/out-of-print/back_in_ti
me_april_1990.html
You may know that these magazines
have been slowly getting preserved
on websites like World of Spectrum
( ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/
sinclair/magazines/ )
Amiga Magazine Rack
( http://amr.abime.net/ )
Out-of-Print Archive
( http://www.outofprintarchive.com/ )
etc.
That's great, eh? However, a small
handful of thieves are taking these
scans, passing them off as their own
work and selling them on at a
profit. Thieves, yes, because, not
only is this illegal (as the
copyright remains with the original
publisher), but they don't have the
permission of the person who scanned
them.
You may have come across the name
Mort when reading about magazine
scans. He's the dedicated guy who
has put ten years of his life into
scanning and preserving the likes of
Crash, Zzap!64, Mean Machines, ACE,
C&VG, CU Amiga, Commodore User and
much more. It's mostly his work -
which, I must stress, is hosted free
on World of Spectrum and Amiga
Magazine Rack - that is being
leeched here. So with the only cost
being the blank DVDs, these sellers
are making between 5.00 and even up
to 30.00 profit on each auction.
Well, we think enough is enough and
it's time to hit back. Remember,
these people have no permission to
sell these scans and don't even have
permission from the person who
scanned them. I've already reported
around 30 auctions from four
different sellers. Yes, 30 auctions
from 4 sellers. However, we all
know that this is just the start.
eBay may ignore this as a one off
and just warn the seller. That's
where you come in. If you were a
huge fan of these magazines, and
appreciate the amount of work done
to preserve them, then you owe it to
yourself to report these copyrighted
infringing auctions.
To make reporting the auctions that
little bit easier I have included
their user ids, links to their
auctions and example reporting
descriptions.
eBay has a long winded reporting
system, but don't let that put you
off. Here's what I've been
reporting these DVDs as, but feel
free to use your own method. To
help the cause, feel free to send
this announcement on to like minded
people.
Report Item ->
Counterfeit and breaches copyright ->
Bootleg and counterfeit media ->
Media on Recordable formats (CD-R,
DVD-R, VHS tape, etc.)
Brief Description:
Mags remain copyright of Newsfield
Publications. Seller has no
permission to sell scans.
Mags remain copyright of
www.emap.com. Seller has no
permission to sell scans.
Mags remain copyright of Future
Publishing-www.futureplc.com. Seller
has no permission to sell scan
Mags remain copyright of Dennis
Publishing-www.dennis.co.uk Seller
has no permission to sell scans.
Mags remain copyright of original
owners. Seller has no permission to
sell scans.
All media on these DVDs remain
copyright of original owners.
Auction infringes eBay policies.
eBay scans DVD sellers. Here they
are, named and shamed:
catherinesutton ( 176)
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/catherinesutto
n/m.html
List of items currently selling (at
time of writing):
ZZAP!64 Complete 90 issue set on DVD
Sega Force magazine collection all
issues on DVD
Mean Machines Sega Complete 53 issue
set on DVD
Crash Magazine Complete 98 issue set
on DVD
Mean Machines Magazine Complete 24
issue set on DVD
Mean Machines Magazine Complete 24
issue set on DVD
sveta025 ( 33)
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZsv
eta025QQhtZ-1
List of items currently selling (at
time of writing):
SUPER PLAY + N-FORCE +SNES FORCE
MAGAZINES DVD COMPLETE
CVG COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES
MAGAZINE DVD
SEGA FORCE MEGA MASTER VISIONS
MAGAZINES COMPLETE DVD
ZERO VIDEO GAMES MAGAZINE DVD
COMPLETE ALL ISSUES MAGZ
ACE ADVANCED COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT
MAGAZINE DVD MAGZ
MEAN MACHINES MM SEGA MAGAZINES DVD
COMPLETE ALL ISSUES
NINTENDO POWER 1-145 FUN CLUB NEWS
MAGAZINES 2 DVD
SINCLAIR ZX-SPECTRUM ENCYCL.
ULTIMATE COLLECTION 20 DVD
COMMODORE C64 ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA
30 DVD COLLECTION
fpap1 ( 549)
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/RETRO-G
AMERS-GARAGE
List of items currently selling (at
time of writing):
Your Commodore & Commodore World Mag
collection DVD
Mean Machines + MM SEGA + The Games
Machine C64/128 DVD
NEW CVG COMPUTER & VIDEO GAMES 1-126
EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS
AHOY ! Commodore 64/128 Amiga
COMPLETE Magazine DVD
Compute! Gazette COMPLETE Magazine
Collection 2 DVD C64
RUN Commodore 64 / 128 Magazine
Complete Collection DVD
Commodore Format + Commodore Disk
User Collection DVD
Compute! Magazine Collection 4 DVD
C64 Apple II
The One + Games Machine + Raze mags
on DVD + Coverdisks
Sinclair Spectrum ZX Ultimate
Collection 7 DVD's
Commodore User + Micro Adventurer
collection C64 DVD
COMPLETE CRASH Magazine DVD
Spectrum ZX Sinclair
COMPLETE Sinclair User Magazine DVD
ZX Spectrum
ACE MAGAZINE + COVER TAPES inc No 1
+ EXCLUSIVE MUSIC
ZERO + The Games Machine DVD PC
Atari ST Amiga
Commodore Magazine + Big K + Micro
Adventurer C64 Amiga
CU Amiga Magazine COMPLETE
Collection 2 DVD
ALL NINTENDO POWER + N FORCE + SNES
FORCE Magazines DVD
COMPLETE Your Sinclair Magazine DVD
ZX Spectrum
Zzap! 64 COMPLETE + Commodore
Horizons Collection DVD
lynnanne12374 ( 1000)
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/lynnanne12374/
m.html
List of items currently selling (at
time of writing):
Sega Force, Mega & Master Force
Magazine ALL ISSUES!
Zzap!64 Commodore C64 Magazine ALL
ISSUES! ZZAP 64
Crash Sinclair ZX Spectrum Magazine
ALL ISSUES!
ALL Amstrad Computer User & CPC
Attack Magazine on DVD
Nintendo N-Force & SNES-Force
Magazine ALL ISSUES!
Your Commodore & Your 64 Magazine
ALL ISSUES! 2xDVD
Good luck, everyone, and spread the
word.
UPDATE
This will save a lot of time...
meppi, from Out-of-Print Archive,
has an easier way to report multiple
listings at the same time:
"To make it a bit easier you can use
these numbers for the above auctions:
110510119070, 110510125020,
110519895291, 110519890332,
110510122909, 110521034947,
110522142686, 110522145077
250607170950, 250607171200,
250607171502, 250607172047,
250607172519, 250607172973,
250610003854, 250610445863,
250617133936
190382661307, 200452958522,
200455016514, 200455626960,
200460217312, 190388199101,
200460219179, 200460225325,
200460228615, 200460815764,
200461632603, 190389210276,
200461634463, 200461634537,
190389445528, 190389866039,
200462585276, 190390210730,
200463415978
They can be reported in a batch of
10 at a time.
To report them, got to an item in
question and on the right hand side
underneath the seller info and other
item info box you'll find a "report
item" link.
Click it and choose:
* Counterfeits and breach of
copyright
* bootlegs and counterfeit media
* unauthorized copies of printed
materials
* Then hit continue.
* Fill in the numbers (max. 10 at a
time)
And in the brief description section
write something along the lines of:
"Copyright infringement of video
game magazines without the
publishers authorization" "
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