SOPA and ETSY

[frankentooth]

It's starting already!!!!!!!!!! My etsy shop was censored this morning and items were removed from my store. Handmade items were deemed a violation but the violation was not submitted to me. I recieved a threatening message on etsy with no valid way to respond or dispute my case. The message clearly stated not to respond to the sender but to a different sender, once i did that it deemed the second address as not valid. No email was ever sent to me explaining what my shop had done. ...however they maintain they did email me. So watch out ......this is a heads up

[jessiegrrrl]

WHAT!? Shit!

[hannahell]

That's effing ridiculous! I'm sorry to hear that lady. Please keep us updated!

[MooMooMonster]

That's insane. I want to know more! Was the stuff that you were making using well known images or characters?
Hmm...if someone claims you're stealing their design or something could that prompt etsy? I would be super ticked off if that happened to me!

[frankentooth]

when it came down to it, nbc was pissed that people were making munster fan art because they weren't getting any money from the sale of it. I had made some munster themed pieces with my fave scenes in the jewelry.

[namelesswonder]

That's crummy. I forgot to respond after you posted this, SOPA is shelved for now so it couldn't have been from that anyway.

[MooMooMonster]

Alright, that makes more sense to me with those details.
Yeah, that's basic copyright law that they have the right to take action when you use characters or images that they technically own. With or without SOPA, they can do that. I'm pretty sure it's in etsy's agreement that you cannot sell stuff that infringes on copyrights...