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John Byrne
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 2:45pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

…THIS?
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James Woodcock
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

No
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Darren Taylor
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 3:31pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

The explanation in the 'About' sections feels like a tenuous connection at best.
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Brian Miller
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 3:37pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Ridiculous
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Mikael Bergkvist
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 6:33pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply

Anyone can ink someone and sell it? How is that legal?
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John Byrne
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 6:39pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

I’ve seen it many times. And I have wondered the same.
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Michael Penn
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 6:51pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

It is illegal without JB's authorization.

Unfortunately, ebay operates under a "notice and takedown" model (under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Unless the original artist actively finds that specific listing, recognizes it as unauthorized, and files a formal copyright infringement report with eBay, the listing will stay up.

(C) Information residing on systems or networks at direction of users.—
(1) In general.—A service provider shall not be liable under this section, for monetary relief or, except as provided in subsection (j), for injunctive or other equitable relief, for infringement of copyright by reason of the storage at the direction of a user of material that resides on a system or network controlled or operated by or for the service provider, if the service provider—  
(A)(i) does not have actual knowledge that the material or an activity using the material on the system or network is infringing;  
(ii) in the absence of such actual knowledge, is not aware of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent; or  
(iii) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material;...
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Michael Penn
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Posted: 24 July 2026 at 6:51pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

In short, this sucks. $500 for JB's work? F.U. to this guy and his ilk.
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