eBay and Other Sites Offering Our Safety Camera Database

Pocketgps · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:14 am Post subject:

An add on eBay could be something like the following;

The PocketGPSWorld FREE Safety Camera files

It has been bought to our attention that many sellers here on eBay are selling our CopyRighted Safety Camera files.

These files are available for FREE from our web site at

link

To help customers here at eBay not to be misled by other sellers we have provided this add ourself so that you now have the opportunity to get this information for

FREE

Any body wishing to make a donation to the web site in order to help us maintain our Safety Camera files which are updated at the end of each month may do so here on eBay or at our web site by using either the
Buy Now option here or the Donate PayPal link on our web site.

Using the Buy Now option at eBay you will enable us to keep this add here and let people know that these files are FREE.

By visiting our web site you will be able to find not only the free Safety Camers files but also many other free downloads and also join our very large GPS forum that has over 20 thousand members and covers the hole spectrum of GPS use.

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A Buy Now option could charge just a £1.00 fee to cover costs on eBay.

superseagulls · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:19 am Post subject:

Now, I agree that those people selling the Database are scum, as are those who are selling ANY cracked / warez software - you name it it's on ebay.... BUT if you are going to stop people trading a free data base, that is the copyright of this site, maybe you should crack down on those offering other peoples copyrighted items within THIS site??
I tend to only read the TomTom Navigator sub forum, but there are daily requests and offers to swap voice files (John Cleese - Copyright TomTom 2005 perhaps?) that are clearly hacked / warez versions as TomTom locked them to the purchased system. This is just one example, it probably wouldn't take to long to find a few more examples...........
People in glass houses and all that...........

Superten · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2005 Posts: 31

http://www.motorsportpromotion.com/gsdnavigation.shtml

Not sure what database they offer but they do offer one pre-installed as a sales incentive.

Oldie · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:15 pm Post subject:

How much effort is required to support the selling of the safety camera database on eBay?

It seems to me that there will always someone out there trying to profit from other people's work so why not try to undersell them as Darren suggested. If PocketGPSWorld sells the database on eBay then at least there should be some money coming into the coffers.

The database could still be distributed FREE from the website as at present.

Richard
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Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405

neil01 · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject:

Suggestions:

Change your terms and conditions to set down a (high) fee for unauthorised linking to/use of your data. Employ a 'No win no fee' company to persue claims, and use the money raised to support the site.

Make a prominent display - along the lines that this data is free, and that if you are charged for either the information or a link to it you have been ripped off!

Only allow linking to the database via the route you determine - ie via your home page so that you can control the messages/information displayed.

Replace any pages that others are being/have been used to access the data, with a screen highlighting the 'con', but give details on how to get to this site. You could, if you were feeling inclined even provide a link to this site's homepage for them, along with a feedback option for 'reporting' who had charged them/claimed it as their own work so you could pass it on to the 'No win no fee' company.

Learn to live with the fact that you will always have a certain level of unauthorised use, and be satisied once you have been able to reduce it to a low level - ie don't become obsessed with eliminating it totally/maximising your income from claims (I am not suggesting that you have - just warning againt the dangers of becoming so - it is vey difficult to put a value on reputation!)

MikeB · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:26 pm Post subject:

MikeB · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

trebor808 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2005 Posts: 6

Unfortunately, I have just fell foul of this scam and have 'purchased' the link to this site. Fortunately, it was just 99p so not the end of the world, but annoyed just the same. :x

MikeB · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: ebay auctions

trebor808 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2005 Posts: 6

Problem is that I will then receive the same from the seller. Any suggestions?

jediemperor · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2005 Posts: 5

For you to reports

Item number: 5801780427
Item number: 5800915579
Item number: 5800915641
Item number: 5800915728
Item number: 5800915779

Darren · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject:

superseagulls · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject:

A few more.....
6425732596
5801514313
5801594356
5801594803
5800385917
5801604008
5801605619
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5801010456
5801010494
5801627361
5801628950
5801033293
6426476568

I love some of the justification - "back Up" , "works like a retail copy" "note to ebay this is all in the public domain" - Translation; "I'm a thieving rip off merchant..."

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