die freedom of speech die

[Hell Mike]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=58406

eBay Banning Sale Of Black Metal Albums? - Sep. 14, 2006
Paula Hogan of MANIC Music & Distribution and Candlelight Records USA has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to report that "eBay is [allegedly] currently starting a ban on black/extreme metal. A few of our vendors who have sizeable eBay stores are now finding their items pulled down by eBay directly. The list we have compiled so far that have been pulled for sale via any eBay stores or auctions is noted below. I'm sure there are more."

Added Dan Ferguson of Indianapolis, IN's Abyss Records: "I had a number of items removed and account suspended by selling black metal. It seems a group of so-called Christians have been reporting black metal bands (even though eBay has black metal as a search genre) as all racist and hateful and discriminatory."

The items that were allegedly removed by eBay because they "violated the eBay Hateful or Discriminatory policy" are as follows:

BURZUM - Complete 6 LP SET
EMPEROR - IX Equilibrium ORIG. LP
WOTANORDEN - From The.. CD
BURZUM - s/t / Aske DOUBLE LP
1349 - Beyond The CD
DARKTHRONE - Panzerfaust CD
MAYHEM - Collection 4 LP SET
PANTHEON - Krihapentswor CD
DARKTHRONE - Total Death CD
BURZUM - Draugen CD DVD
BURZUM - Daudi Baldrs LP
BURZUM - Daudi Baldrs CD
ZYKLON B - Blood Must Be Shed CD
ARMAGGEDON - Imperium CD
EMPEROR - Demo LP
1349 - Hellfire DOUBLE LP
DARKTHRONE - Hate Them CD
BURZUM - Filosofem DOUBLE LP
BURZUM - Hlidskjalf LP
BURZUM - Det Som Engang Var DIGI CD
CAMULOS / AINSHVAL - Split CD
BURZUM - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss LP
BURZUM - Det Som Engang Var LP
NOKTURNAL MORTUM - Weltanschauung CD
SATYRICON - Now, Diabolical CD

In eBay's e-mail to Ferguson explaining their decision to remove his listing, they write, "eBay doesn't permit sellers to list items that promote or glorify hatred, violence, or racial intolerance. Items that promote organizations with such views are also prohibited.

"eBay will judiciously disallow listings or items that promote or glorify hatred, violence or racial intolerance, or items that promote organizations (such as Nazis, neo-Nazis and Aryan Nation) with such views. This policy also applies to listings that offer shipping to countries where certain items may be illegal."

To review eBay's list of Prohibited, Questionable, and Infringing items, click here. To learn more about why eBay may remove listings, go to this location.

 

[Erik]

gay

 

[spaffe]

Haha lolz

No loss though, perhaps we will see less "jewery" (lacking a better word) now with Ebay gone as an option to sell you OOP records

 

[Krilons Resa]

jesus fucking christ on a godamn stick!!!!!

Im so fucking disgusted with everything lately. Not that I am surprised, well I am, but Ebay has been totally gay, progressively more and more. Fuck them, fuck this, fuck YOU.

I need to start reading my Zen books again.

 

[Guthrum]

That's fucking gay.

 

[Ellestin]

predictable

and gay

 

[Doom]

Gay.

Yes, definitely gay.

 

[Reign in Acai]

ebay sucks shit regardless.

 

[SonOfNun]

because christians aren't racist, hateful and discriminatory you know...

I say we pull together to ban gospel music for being discriminatory to non-christians.

 

[lurch70]

that is fucking really sad ... you guys better pimp those rarities soon ...

 

[cthulufhtagn]

"eBay will judiciously disallow listings or items that promote or glorify violence"

http://cgi.ebay.com/Americas-Army-Special-Forces-PC-Games_W0QQitemZ270028132919QQihZ017QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Krilons Resa]

cuz we all love being pacifistic murderers.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

oh well, lets start selling our Nokturnal Mortum overstock on www.jewbay.com instead

 

[Demonspell]

While I can see how having NSBM and other racist shit being exchanged on your website looks from a business perspective, Egay can still fuck off for censoring its members (though I have very little sympathy for people who profit from music with hateful messages)...I'd encourage people who must own such product to buy from a third-party instead of the source (or just get it off your local neighborhood p2p...).

 

[skeptik]

I'd encourage people who must own such product to buy from a third-party instead of the source.

i wouldn't

 

[Six-winged Seraph]

Würfelfreiheit des Redewürfels

 

[Guthrum]

Hibbity dibbity, Rumpelstiltskin's got a hold of your sack. He's a dancin' on it. He gonna rip it off. He ripped it off and he's a runnin' with it.

 

[swizzlenuts]

ugh....

 

[Impudent]

because christians aren't racist, hateful and discriminatory you know...

I say we pull together to ban gospel music for being discriminatory to non-christians.

That's a really good idea, actually. Though it would never work.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

That's a really good idea, actually. Though it would never work.

It won't with that attitude!