EBay sellers in eight states have been hit with lawsuits filed by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), claiming they sold pirated DVDs through the auction site:
The suits, filed in California, Nevada, New Jersey, Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Kansas and Connecticut, all charge that illegally copied DVDs were sold through eBay and seek compensatory damages for the movie studios. |
MPAA president Jack Valenti said the DVDs are often of lower quality than official releases and are usually sold at bargain prices. "It is an unfortunate reality that consumers may be sorely disappointed, finding that the DVD or video that they paid for is not a bargain at all and that it is, in fact, of a much lower quality," he noted.
The MPAA said that all told, the nine parties named in the lawsuit were responsible for selling about 1,000 illegally copied DVDs in recent months.
According to the article pirated material, such as a DVD-copy of the 'Lord of The Rings, The Two Towers' movie, is readily available on eBay.
Source: E-Commerce News
