This post was published 5 years 4 months 4 days ago. Therefore, it may well be out of date. Do not reply on the contents of this post being accurate. There’s an interesting post on BoingBoing about an eBay seller who was selling shampoo on the auction site.
The manufacturer of the shampoo, SalonQuest, contacted the seller (Jamie Olson from California) initially advising she was in violation of the Copyright Act by by displaying images of the product (photos she took herself). Subsequently, SalonQuest ordered Jamie to immediately and permanently discontinue sales of Aquage products on eBay and through any other unauthorized channels.
As the BoingBoing article says:
Of course, the reason SalonQuest is going after Olson isn’t because they don’t want her to take photos of the shampoo bottles. It’s because they want to control the secondary sales market, and they are trying to use copyright law as an excuse.
What I find interesting (and it’s not the shampoo angle) is at the time I’m posting this, Jamie’s latest offering on eBay (some Smoothing Shampoo & Healing Conditioner Set) has had 2056 unique views and rising.
Bad PR for the big guys: Great exposure for Jamie.