Q: My eBay listing keeps getting removed because my "listing used their copyrighted image without permission."
I keep trying to sell a Klipsch headset on eBay. I took the pictures of the product myself, but I keep getting my listing removed, because Klipsch is claiming copyright infringement over my images. They are my own pictures I took myself, and I feel I'm being harassed by Klipsch. Klipsch is wasting my time, because I have to keep rewriting the listing, which takes a long time. And I believe they are trying to unfairly stifle competition by making fraudulent copyright claims against me. I've already contacted them and threatened legal action, and they ignored me and continued making false claims. The images in my listing belong to me, because I took them myself. I have a right to sell an item that belongs to me, using images that I took myself. Klipsch is violating my rights. I want to file a lawsuit, but I am poor. Would anyone be interested in doing a pro-bono lawsuit?
A: Try the Electronic Frontier Foundation. They sometimes take cases involving DMCA harassment pro bono.
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