Ebay cracks down on pirates

By Aled Herbert, 21 September 1999 15:39

NEWS Internet auction house, Ebay has announced that it will stop selling CD-Rs, back-up software and 35 and 70mm movie prints on its site. The move is part of a crackdown on the traffic of pirated merchandise passing through its system and was decided upon following a review of copyright issues with US authorities. The policy will take effect on 17 October. An Ebay spokesman added that the company also plans to prohibit the sale of alcohol and tobacco from next month.

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