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Digitally Delivered Goods

Digital goods are often reproduced at little to no cost to the seller. On eBay, this creates the potential for Feedback Manipulation. To preserve the integrity of the Feedback system, all goods that can be digitally downloaded or transferred electronically are prohibited on eBay.com.au.

Listings of digitally delivered items that breach any of these requirements are in breach of this policy.

Breaches of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

  • Listing cancellation

  • Limits on account privileges

  • Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings

  • Loss of PowerSeller status

  • Account suspension

  • Referral to law enforcement

  • Referral to the rights owner, with disclosure of personal contact information

Some Examples

Sellers may not list any item that is electronically delivered. Examples of items that sellers are not permitted to list on eBay:

  • An MP3 file

    • An eBook

    • Wallpaper for a computer

    • Recipes in electronic format

Additional Information

For more information on copyright issues, see any of the following sources.

  • Australian Copyright Council

  • IP Australia

  • Australian Law on Copyrights

For more information on how you can help protect your account and safeguard your computer, see the following sources:

  • http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/confidence/isgw-account-theft-protection.html

  • http://www.trendmicro.com (free virus scan)

Read more information on copyrights.

See related VeRO Program participant About Me pages.

Why does eBay have this policy?

This policy helps protect buyers from purchasing unauthorised or counterfeit merchandise, and helps intellectual property rights owners protect their rights.

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