Dear stylograph,

Thank you for your recent auction-style listing on eBay. Unfortunately, we removed the following item(s):

9526260440 - 100 New Friends on MySpace

because MySpace.com reported it to us for violating their intellectual property rights.  When eBay is notified by a rights owner of an intellectual property rights infringement, eBay must remove the item in order to meet certain legal requirements.

The following information may help explain the reason for your listing(s) removal:

Misuse of brand names, trademarks, and logos is both illegal and against eBay policy. This includes inappropriate comparisons to a branded item, selling counterfeit or replica items, and keyword spamming.

A manufacturer or trademark owner reported this item to us because it misuses their brand name. Brand name misuse is both illegal and against eBay policy. When eBay is notified by an intellectual property rights owner of an intellectual property rights violation, eBay removes the posting in order to meet certain legal requirements. Please check with the trademark owner if you have any questions about their claim.

For more information on Trademark Misuse visit the following Help page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/vero-rights-owner.html

To review a tutorial pertaining to this policy, please visit the link below:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/tutorial/verotutorial/intro.html

The rights owner has provided the following information with the report:

Profiting from any of the services, tools, features, or a profile/page on MySpace is strictly forbidden and a violation of the MySpace.com Terms of Service.

MySpace.com prohibits the distribution or use of any automated programs (BOTS, Crawlers Trackers etc.) that may affect, alter, or locate specific information or images on our website. Use of any automated program, service, code affecting MySpace.com or its users is a violation of the MySpace.com Terms of Service.

Tracking programs violate numerous federal and state laws, including and not limited to the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act. It is illegal to record user information (email address, IP information etc) without their expressed consent.

MySpace reserves the right to terminate your MySpace account, or those being offered on eBay, for violation of the MySpace Terms of Service.

Section 5 of MySpace Terms of Service:

Non-commercial Use by Members. The Services are for the personal use of Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by MySpace.com. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website is prohibited. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from Member profiles without notice and may result in termination of Membership privileges. Appropriate legal action will be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Services.

Abuse@MySpace.com

Questions about the specific violation should be addressed to MySpace.com at the following email address:  abuse@myspace.com 

Your eBay fees for this item have been credited to your account. All bidders on this item have been notified of its cancellation.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Repeated violations of this or other eBay policies may result in the suspension of your account.

eBay understands that it can be frustrating to have a listing removed. If you have further questions, you can take the following steps:

Take eBay's brief tutorial on Intellectual Property Policies and VeRO

Read the ended listings FAQ at http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/vero-removed-listing.html

Ask eBay a question using the link on the above help page

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,

eBay Trust & Safety