Question about someone using my images

dewd · Dec 10, 2005

hey

i was one of the first to have a xbox360 presale on ebay

and since then everyone has copyed my ebay AD

and i had alot of pictures on it, now since then i have noticed alot of bandwidth useage on them pictures which i didnt really care to think about at the time, until now i checked stats and there is alot of ppl using them for thier auctions/websites

so far this month ( dec 1st to dec 8th ) each picture has about 8.3 million requests

i have a list of near 5 thousand ebay listing # where my pictures are used, also on many web sites

now, should i remove the pictures on the domain and give everyone a headacke?

or photoshop them and advertise some of my sites?

or photoshop and say host-your-own-pics?

let me know what you think

Troubled1 · Dec 12, 2005

I sure wouldn't be letting them get away with it. I'd rename some pics for my own use then change the ones they are linking too. If they are too lazy to get their own pics they deserve whatever they get. They could have at least had the decency to copy the pics and put them on their own hosting.

Maverick · Dec 13, 2005

j0e said:
i havent done anything yet

the requests are climbing everyday

I wouldn't let this continue... It's time to implement one of the many suggestions that have already been given in this thread.

Let us know the results.

mrfike · Dec 13, 2005

I vote for the XXX images, or bunny rabbits, or you could replace with a gif that says
"Ebay sucks" or "your mom...."

dewd · Dec 13, 2005

send me some images, and i will put them on, lol

1 image 422px by 123px
1 image 445px by 67px
5 images 87px by 87px <<--- most used ones

they are small but i imagin someone can put something nice in there

PM me for email details and il swap it then give a list of auctions its on, lol

kiore · Dec 14, 2005

RewriteEngine

localpub said:
It's a strange thing nobody suggested an 'official' no-hassle way to protect yourself from bandwidth thieves. You can create a .htaccess ...

Normally this is a good idea but won't work in this case as j0e is using the images himself from his ebay auctions. He'd need to write a load of rules o distinguish between the links from his auctions & the auctions of bandwidth thieves.

dewd · Dec 14, 2005

i did use these images in 1 of my auctions, but thats done and over with and i dont use them anymore

but if i do change it to xxx pics or something, will ebay find my old auction listing and get my in trouble for that?

localpub · Dec 14, 2005

j0e said:
but if i do change it to xxx pics or something, will ebay find my old auction listing and get my in trouble for that?

I think if the auction has closed, eBay wouldn't look into pictures of it. Am not absolutely sure, though, but I think that they have so much more things to do...

Gene · Dec 14, 2005

localpub said:
I think if the auction has closed, eBay wouldn't look into pictures of it. Am not absolutely sure, though, but I think that they have so much more things to do...

Don't count on it! All it takes is one person to report it.

dewd · Jan 12, 2006

i have updated the pictures with some nice content.......

there is currently 50 + auctions using my pictures that are active right now

hopefully some of them will go for very low and il win them

TUFKATH · Jan 12, 2006

Gene said:
I would print in bold red letters across the face of each image "IMAGE STOLEN FROM ____.COM!" Use a copy of the images renamed for your own use.

Even better, screw with them. Show a picture of an xbox in horrible condition. That would be flippin' hilarious!

localpub · Jan 12, 2006

dewd said:
there is currently 50 + auctions using my pictures that are active right now

Can you give at least a couple of examples, please? Thank you.

RogueWriter · Jan 12, 2006

Oh, definately use a porn pic, then report them immediately for placing porn in their auctions.

TUFKATH · Jan 12, 2006

That's an awesome idea Rogue! Positive rep coming your way!

localpub · Jan 12, 2006

Taylor Hewitt said:
That's an awesome idea Rogue! Positive rep coming your way!

This idea wasn't new. Look few posts above - it was mentioned, few times already.

dewd · Jan 12, 2006

localpub said:
Can you give at least a couple of examples, please? Thank you.

you can find some by doing a search for xbox360,

heres some,

http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-...QcategoryZ62054QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-...250567721QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-...250672446QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

many of the auctions ended early or was able to change the description

i used pics i got in spam/junk emails i got....im going to edit the links out of this post soon so bookmark them

nickb.web · Jan 13, 2006

looks like all 3 of those auctions have been edited

localpub · Jan 13, 2006

nickb.web said:
looks like all 3 of those auctions have been edited

Not all. Screenshot below. Contains xxx image, so you've been warned!

http://tinypic.com/k477sw.jpg

:hehe: - this was good, dewd!!! Thanks for making my day!!!

dewd · Jan 13, 2006

someone brought this to my attention

if you are 18+.....this is harsh

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8250959228

also, the images where changed before he posted that auction, i guess he didnt check things over,

mch · Jan 13, 2006

This is hilarious, keep us updated :D

cache · Jan 15, 2006

how did you obtain the xxx? (Don't copy someone else's and making the same mistake)

campervango.co.uk

tingleytropicals.com

lentovero.fi

agroamigable.co

animesbr.tv

soccer03.co.uk

psikologipoldasulsel.com

wallpaperengine.info

agenciadigitalh.cl

limitup.info

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