Intellectual Property Law

eBay Bans Auctions of Digital PropertyG4 TV - TheFeed

eBay has dropped the banhammer on auctions that contain digital property. The trouble was that allowing digital goods meant sellers could put up as many auctions as they wanted, because they had an unlimited number of copies that could be delivered. These multiple listings were choking the pipes and making it hard for people to find what they were actually looking for when browsing.

In other words, you won't be able to get virtual gold or that pdf brochure on how to consolidate your debt like you used to. Guess I can't sell my level 70 Undead Priest that I've been working on for 11 months? tehsuXX!1

Oh yeah, WoW auctions were already yanked last year:

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techdirt.com: eBay Bans Auctions Of Digital Goods

Full post as published by IP Law Daily on April 02, 2008 (boomark / email).