Re: Infringement ???

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On 3/25/05, Bob B wrote:
> I legaly bought a few item "Logo"'d item at a store, and
> put them on Ebay for resale. There were many other of the
> same items alos being offered on Ebay at the same time by
> other sellers. After 3 day of being on the auction
> Ebay "pulled them off" and sent me a letter that I
> was "Infringing" on the Owners rights by selling the
> items. They also sent letters to the bidders "stating", I
> was selling counterfeit items, or copyrighted items
> illegaly, while at the same time allowing the exact same
> items to be sold by other people on their site. They did
> this because the copyright owner wrote to them and told
> them they were counterfeit or an infringement. I check
> some copyright laws, and found out that I could sell the
> items leagaly as long as they were purchased from a
> licensed retailer, which I did. After a week of email
> correspondence to the copyright holder and Ebay I was
> allowed to re-list them and sell them. Is this
> an "infringement on my rights as well as defamation of my
> good name, being that Ebay sent the letters not only to me
> but to others who were bidding on my items? Also who would
> be responsible Ebay or the copyright owner for claimng the
> were counterfeit or illeagle