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Molly said:

This is a civil matter, it’s not in the police’s purvey…

HerekittykittyX said:

ZigZig said:

HerekittykittyX said:

ZigZig said:

Well, I don’t know in the US, but there is a Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit in the UK.

Moreover, 2 or 3 years ago, the City of London police has placed advertisements on websites that offered pirated content illegally.

It seems that the same kind of police exists in the US (https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-anti-piracy-police-kept-secret-from-the-public-110811/)

So maybe it is not as obvious as that…

In the United States its one year in prison for a bootleg.

Thank you for this information.
My point is: the fact that it is a civil matter does not prevent the police from having it in its attributions, in the UK anyway. Is it different in the US ?

Its Not that diffrent when it comes to laws.

Now I’m a little bit confused…

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alatizzle said:

Captain_Danielsan said:

The situation in eBay is the worst I have seen in ages. There are 8 seperate listings on eBay UK right now from 3 different sellers. Reported.

He has a website too
Link to website removed by moderator - let’s not give them the publicity they wish for.

Here is his eBay user page, just report all 3 of his listings
https://www.ebay.com/usr/www.trilogybluray.tk

I’m not sure what is worse, the image quality on the photos or the fact that he is selling them?

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Reported all of them - only took a few minutes.

Hopefully others will report them too…

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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red5-626 said:

This is just a little mock-up I thought of.
It’s clearly inspired by the FBI warning screen.
Before you ask about the doughnut I will say this
When I was a kid, i believe about 3. I thought the
round FBI logo looked like a doughnut. So I just put it in.
https://sdthumbs.ui-static.net/thumb/_/02.41100874.51.jpg?h=A9rIjuou6P3vuKZQqWxalg&e=1518130800&cmd=scale&height=1033&width=2143

We’re the DAPG(the Doughnut Anti Piracy Group). 😛

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LordZerome1080 said:

red5-626 said:

This is just a little mock-up I thought of.
It’s clearly inspired by the FBI warning screen.
Before you ask about the doughnut I will say this
When I was a kid, i believe about 3. I thought the
round FBI logo looked like a doughnut. So I just put it in.
https://sdthumbs.ui-static.net/thumb/_/02.41100874.51.jpg?h=A9rIjuou6P3vuKZQqWxalg&e=1518130800&cmd=scale&height=1033&width=2143

We’re the DAPG(the Doughnut Anti Piracy Group). 😛

Okay here’s the updated version
https://sdthumbs.ui-static.net/thumb/_/02.41105721.51.jpg?h=dJnp4_BRL9hN3Q2RUMofnA&e=1518130800&cmd=scale&height=1033&width=2143
My thought was the people that made fan projects could
tack a logo like this on the front and back of their projects.
This way if somebody downloaded a fan project with the intention of selling it.
They could not simply just burn discs and sell them without the disk containing this logo.
They would have to bring the files into a video editor cut out the logo from both sides.
and then convert back to a burnable image. Not something that a really dedicated pirate
could not do but a mild deterrent for uninformed people. Please note though this is just
a mock-up I do not own the rights to the donut image. I just quick searched donuts on
Google images and picked one.

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Slight change of pace from reporting listinsg. Going back through this thread, here is a summary of the sellers, their location, what they are selling, and some additional notes:

Ebay User Location Fan Project(s) being sold Notes
tearjerker85 Aberdeen, United Kingdom NJVC Feature Discs Item Quote - “Painstakingly reconstructed and burned by me with custom artwork on Blu Ray discs.” FrankT Trilogy Cover Art. Bidding item (£57.78 / $80.68). Joined Mar 05, 2005.
sunsetreaper Mission, Texas, United States Harmy 720p? Item Quote - “i will send the movies WITH TEMPORARY ‘‘ONE DRIVE’’ OR DROPBOX LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE MOVIES TO YOUR COMPUTER”. ($15.00). Joined Jun 16, 2009.
www.trilogybluray.tk TBC TBC No listings currently. Joined Feb 04, 2018.
sellingstuffagain San Diego, California, United States NJVC 6 Disc Trilogy + 12 Disc Edition. No listings currently. Last item ‘sold’ for $99.00. Has also previously sold a ‘Trilogy + Star Tours + Holiday Special’ set for $190.00. Item Quote - “I am only selling you the time it took to create this wonderful set, with the cost of the ink, blank Blu-rays, blank DVD’s, Blu-ray cases. The time it took to cut and format everything. Trust me, it is not easy making these sets. I am throwing in the content for free because you already own a format of the official source.” Joined Dec 11, 2007.
teamblu_video Decatur, Alabama, United States Despecialized Trilogy & Team Blu projects. Despecialized = $55. Team Blu = $30 each. Joined Apr 10, 2017.
ldsentertainment123 Chicago, Illinois, United States NJVC Feature Discs? No listings currently. Trilgy was $40. Last listing quote 10 available, 39 sold but now reports “This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available.” Joined Aug 13, 1999.
daily-smack San Diego, California, United States Custom? $55 for 3 Disc set. Don’t recognise the menus as NJVC? Joined Jun 18, 2001.
stinkytuna2000 Brooksville, Florida, United States Adywan edits, Holiday Special, Ewok Movies 30+ copies sold per ‘design’. Item quote - Do not ask to buy just the discs because I am not selling the discs. They are not for sale but are included at no additional charge when you get the case and artwork. If you don’t want to waste 3 days of your life trying to download it and burn it… I am giving you the gift of time. Joined Dec 18, 2000.
michaelrosecroft Bethpage, New York, United States Harmy 720p? Item quote - “These are MP4 files no discs and it’s only the films no extras.” $20 - 53 sold. Joined Mar 09, 2003.
iliveforhim1976 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States TBC Starting bid of $79.99. Item no longer available. Joined Jul 07, 2003.
1597365420@deleted York, United Kingdom TBC Trilogy for £30 ($41.89). No longer a registered user. Joined March 5 2017.
serjamekenn Brunswick, Georgia, United States Harmy AVCHD Joined Oct 06, 2014.

Contact Listings
A quick Google search brought up the following contact details for US and UK organisations who deal with copyright theft.

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DVD-BOY said:

Slight change of pace from reporting listinsg. Going back through this thread, here is a summary of the sellers, their location, what they are selling, and some additional notes:

Ebay User Location Fan Project(s) being sold Notes
tearjerker85 Aberdeen, United Kingdom NJVC Feature Discs Item Quote - “Painstakingly reconstructed and burned by me with custom artwork on Blu Ray discs.” FrankT Trilogy Cover Art. Bidding item (£57.78 / $80.68). Joined Mar 05, 2005.
sunsetreaper Mission, Texas, United States Harmy 720p? Item Quote - “i will send the movies WITH TEMPORARY ‘‘ONE DRIVE’’ OR DROPBOX LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE MOVIES TO YOUR COMPUTER”. ($15.00). Joined Jun 16, 2009.
www.trilogybluray.tk TBC TBC No listings currently. Joined Feb 04, 2018.
sellingstuffagain San Diego, California, United States NJVC 6 Disc Trilogy + 12 Disc Edition. No listings currently. Last item ‘sold’ for $99.00. Has also previously sold a ‘Trilogy + Star Tours + Holiday Special’ set for $190.00. Item Quote - “I am only selling you the time it took to create this wonderful set, with the cost of the ink, blank Blu-rays, blank DVD’s, Blu-ray cases. The time it took to cut and format everything. Trust me, it is not easy making these sets. I am throwing in the content for free because you already own a format of the official source.” Joined Dec 11, 2007.
teamblu_video Decatur, Alabama, United States Despecialized Trilogy & Team Blu projects. Despecialized = $55. Team Blu = $30 each. Joined Apr 10, 2017.
ldsentertainment123 Chicago, Illinois, United States NJVC Feature Discs? No listings currently. Trilgy was $40. Last listing quote 10 available, 39 sold but now reports “This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available.” Joined Aug 13, 1999.
daily-smack San Diego, California, United States Custom? $55 for 3 Disc set. Don’t recognise the menus as NJVC? Joined Jun 18, 2001.
stinkytuna2000 Brooksville, Florida, United States Adywan edits, Holiday Special, Ewok Movies 30+ copies sold per ‘design’. Item quote - Do not ask to buy just the discs because I am not selling the discs. They are not for sale but are included at no additional charge when you get the case and artwork. If you don’t want to waste 3 days of your life trying to download it and burn it… I am giving you the gift of time. Joined Dec 18, 2000.
michaelrosecroft Bethpage, New York, United States Harmy 720p? Item quote - “These are MP4 files no discs and it’s only the films no extras.” $20 - 53 sold. Joined Mar 09, 2003.
iliveforhim1976 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States TBC Starting bid of $79.99. Item no longer available. Joined Jul 07, 2003.
1597365420@deleted York, United Kingdom TBC Trilogy for £30 ($41.89). No longer a registered user. Joined March 5 2017.
serjamekenn Brunswick, Georgia, United States Harmy AVCHD Joined Oct 06, 2014.

Contact Listings
A quick Google search brought up the following contact details for US and UK organisations who deal with copyright theft.

You’re a hero for making this list.

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Thank you for this list, but it could be counterproductive IMHO: this list could advertise or promote these sellers, facilitate their accessibility and improve their referencing.

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dylanv1025 said:

LordZerome1080 said:

Found another one. https://m.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-Original-Trilogy-Despecialized-Edition-3-Blu-Ray-Set-SEALED-BRAND-NEW/162905430089?hash=item25edeb9849:g:FvoAAOSwIFtZ~TN1

Wtf, how did he get it “sealed”?

I work at a Party City and we sell giant rolls of cello wrap. It isn’t hard to wrap things in it, you just have to be good at wrapping and gluing. What would be REALLY impressive is if they were shrink wrapped.

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J0E said:

dylanv1025 said:

LordZerome1080 said:

Found another one. https://m.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-Original-Trilogy-Despecialized-Edition-3-Blu-Ray-Set-SEALED-BRAND-NEW/162905430089?hash=item25edeb9849:g:FvoAAOSwIFtZ~TN1

Wtf, how did he get it “sealed”?

I work at a Party City and we sell giant rolls of cello wrap. It isn’t hard to wrap things in it, you just have to be good at wrapping and gluing. What would be REALLY impressive is if they were shrink wrapped.

Not really, I used to work at a place that sold software and we had a cheap, off the shelf, shrink wrap machine. It was basically just a bunch of cellophane bags, open at one end that we’d put the boxes in, and then use the attached “hair dryer” like device to shrink it and seal it. Took just a few seconds. I’m sure anyone can buy these replacement bags and use a household hairdryer to do the same thing.

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LordZerome1080 said:

I have found at least three people selling the DEED. https://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2322090.m4084.l1311.R1.TR6.TRC1.A0.H0.Xstar+wars+desp.TRS0&_nkw=star+wars+despecialized&_sacat=0

Carry on reporting them mate - they hopefully won’t be up too long 😃

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.