What is the name of your state? New York, New York (ebay transaction occured in FL)
PLEASE ADVICE. URGENT ANSWER NEEDED-response needed soon.
I had bought a bootlegged version of an instructional CD thru ebay. The one i bought was in MP3 format. It then was sold thru ebay. 2 more unauthorized copies were sold thru my ebay.
Ebay removed the listing when another set was to be sold, saying it violated copyright law of their Vero member. A few months after that, copyright owner emailed me saying i have violated 2 laws: buy/sell illegal disk and also if i mailed it, breaks federal law. They want to settle b/c i's expensive to sue me, i guess- i have to pay hundreds of dollars per set bought *and* sold. I also have to say who i bought from and sold to. (i don't remember who sold it, i can take a good guess at who sold it by my feedback).
Will ebay let them know how many transactions there were? These were old transactions that no longer appear as links (non-clicakable) on my profile. Also, how tight is Paypal and ebay? I think one transacion was outside of ebay auction, but was paid thru paypal with a note that it was for that item. Shoudl i pay for all items or only thru ebay?
Shoudl i just pay (esimate close to $1000)? Or negotiate, askign if payment for others could be the amount that was received for them, and not the price per set that they asked for? Or get a lawyer and fight this, or stall this? I think lawyers will cost more, and unfortunately, i won't be able to afford defending myself and the online activities.
A recent graduated lawyer friend advised to just pay it all b/c it could have a big impact on my career if they file suit and i am convicted of this felony. I don't want he posibility of getting charged. Please advise soon. THANK YOU!
PLEASE ADVICE. URGENT ANSWER NEEDED-response needed soon.
I had bought a bootlegged version of an instructional CD thru ebay. The one i bought was in MP3 format. It then was sold thru ebay. 2 more unauthorized copies were sold thru my ebay.
Ebay removed the listing when another set was to be sold, saying it violated copyright law of their Vero member. A few months after that, copyright owner emailed me saying i have violated 2 laws: buy/sell illegal disk and also if i mailed it, breaks federal law. They want to settle b/c i's expensive to sue me, i guess- i have to pay hundreds of dollars per set bought *and* sold. I also have to say who i bought from and sold to. (i don't remember who sold it, i can take a good guess at who sold it by my feedback).
Will ebay let them know how many transactions there were? These were old transactions that no longer appear as links (non-clicakable) on my profile. Also, how tight is Paypal and ebay? I think one transacion was outside of ebay auction, but was paid thru paypal with a note that it was for that item. Shoudl i pay for all items or only thru ebay?
Shoudl i just pay (esimate close to $1000)? Or negotiate, askign if payment for others could be the amount that was received for them, and not the price per set that they asked for? Or get a lawyer and fight this, or stall this? I think lawyers will cost more, and unfortunately, i won't be able to afford defending myself and the online activities.
A recent graduated lawyer friend advised to just pay it all b/c it could have a big impact on my career if they file suit and i am convicted of this felony. I don't want he posibility of getting charged. Please advise soon. THANK YOU!