[Groop] Possible Groo copyright infringment on eBay
Tone
Tone at cranksgiving.net
Wed Nov 16 11:01:46 PST 2011
I saw these two auctions being sold on eBay by "hothunter" for Groo
cards, which are clearly not drawn by Sergio.
"AECO, Original PSC Sketch Groo The Wanderer"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170730125140
...and...
"AECO, Original PSC Sketch Groo The Wanderer"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170730124713
It looks like this person, apparently named Mike Fletcher according to
the descriptions, draws up cards with subject matter, which does not
belong to him, then sells the cards on eBay. At the moment Hothunter has
cards on eBay with characters from Star Wars, Family Guy, Batman, and
Groo. Their starting bids are all $5 or less, but still... if he had
drawn himself or anyone he knew instead of popular fictional characters,
would anyone ever be interested in paying one cent?
I do not know what "AECO" or "PSC" in the item heading stand for, but I
doubt they have any legal justification for his card sales. It is not
like he describes any percentage going to support the Comic Book Legal
Defense Fund or anything like that either. Can anyone in the Groop
clarify what those acronyms mean?
Gary, is this a case where you might have to inform Sergio or Mark?
_TONE_
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