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Post by Ziska on Dec 23, 2007 18:41:46 GMT -5
My personal experience comes mostly from Amazon, but I suppose e-bay and other web sites where a person can buy from another person could be at risk.
Should a web site, such as the above, be responsibility for the legality of the products it's members sell by going through every new listing ad trying to find out if everything is legitimate, or can the proverb "buyer beware" be considered enough?
For example. If you look on Amazon for some TV shows (lets use MASK for example) you will find some version of either the complete series or part 1 of whatever for Region 1 (USA). Legally though, the rights to MASK have been in limbo for years, which is why no legitimate version is available. Putting two and two together, the above sales post is obviously a bootleg (this also happened with Lupin the 3rd, Rainbow Brite and Sailor Moon that I know of for sure, and I'm sure countless others).
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Post by Corey Blake on Dec 24, 2007 16:39:09 GMT -5
There's no way a site like Amazon or ebay can possibly track the legitimacy of every single re-seller or retail account. It's just not practical. For Amazon, when you're not buying directly through Amazon they make it pretty clear, and I think they provide a disclaimer.
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Post by Unicorn on Dec 24, 2007 18:29:48 GMT -5
Why do you think sites have those long agreements you have to "sign" when you start an account? They cover their butts for such instances.
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