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Recruiting Sales and Marketing Talent in a Full Employment Economy
It’s no secret that the economy continues to hum along and is growing at a very nice pace. Barring any catastrophe in the Middle East or any oil shock, we expect this to continue for the next few years at least. What does this mean for companies that are trying to grow their businesses? It means it’s a tough sell out there to get top sales and marketing employees to make a job change. Why? All of the good talent is already working elsewhere

, that is all they need to take you into court. If however they threaten you, that's all you need. The counternotice establishes jurisdication where you live, they have to come to you. I've been the reason that many lawyers have enjoyed an all expense paid trip to the wonderful state of Colorado.

Why Pay High Prices Via On-line Auctions?
Selling goods and property on-line is all about supply and demand - I have what a lot of people want but I do not know what a fair price is to ask.Provided enough people get to know about an auction or are looking for what is on offer then bidding can be brisk and a winning bid can make a bonus for the lucky seller, if only all sales where that good!What makes on-line auction bidders pay what may appear to others a silly high price

VeRO stands for Verified Rights owner. eBay has a program by which rights holders can stop the sale of infringing items.

Too often VeRO is used to control the secondary market by companies who do not wish their items sold on eBay.

Early in the 2000's eBay actually verified that the individual claiming rights was the rights holder. Now anyone with a fax machine and a willingness to lie can shut down compeititor auctions.

If you are shut down by a VeRO member do not "guess" as to what you may have done wrong and relist your item. You can be shut down again and suspended. The first step is to contact the VeRO member and simply ask why you were shut down. Make sure you are in the right, be sure of the products you are selling. If you bought a LV purse for $25 and try to sell it on eBay as authentic you will get shut down, and you should.

Start an email folder and keep all correspondence with the VeRO member. Keep it professional. You never know when it will become a matter of record.

If however you are selling legit merchandise the you can afford to get in the VeRO member's face. When they shut down your auction they use provisions of the DMCA. Ask the VeRO member if they know the penalties for misrepresentation under 17 U.S.C. 512(f)

You have the option of filing a counternotice if you can pry it out of eBays hands. That is tough, eBay doesn't seem to want to get involved in the counternotice process. If the VeRO member claims trademark issues eBay will refuse to forward the counternotice at all. eBay will ask for proof of your identity when filing the counternotice. You don't need to provide this. The DMCA does not require this nor does eBay bother to actually even "verify" the rights holder. Usually when they tell me to provide proof of identification I say no and tell them that if they don't forward the counternotice I will file a complaint with the US Attorney for California.

I have had 17 VeRO takedowns, 14 cases settled in federal court, one expired counternotice and one case I lost when the judge ruled that it didn't matter that the VeRO member was an attorney, training and expertise had no bearing and as long as he said "good faith belief" he didn't have to prove it any further.

Never threaten the VeRO member with a lawsuit, that is all they need to take you into court. If however they threaten you, that's all you need. The counternotice establishes jurisdication where you live, they have to come to you. I've been the reason that many lawyers have enjoyed an all expense paid trip to the wonderful state of Colorado.

The War for Keyword Dominance Has Been Waged-Can Your Business Survive It?
Have you always wanted an Internet business but been stopped by hurdles like no web site, no product idea, no networking marketing knowledge, etc, etc, etc? Or are you one of the many affiliates struggling to make sales and commissions from your business or Affiliate programs?If you answer “Yes” to any of the above question, then listen ……. I have extremely exciting news.Read this article in its entirety to find out what you should

and suspended. The first step is to contact the VeRO member and simply ask why you were shut down. Make sure you are in the right, be sure of the products you are selling. If you bought a LV purse for $25 and try to sell it on eBay as authentic you will get shut down, and you should.

Start an email folder and keep all correspondence with the VeRO member. Keep it professional. You never know when it will become a matter of record.

The Second Step in Sales
This second step in sales is about the immortal on-liner: “the offer you can not refuse.”There are two or more views on sales. The individual view in which the professional sales representative is able to persuade the next deal. The other view is one in which corporations manage the sales process. Both sales activities have in common that the way in which this process is managed defines the success of the sales.Large corporations

hey use provisions of the DMCA. Ask the VeRO member if they know the penalties for misrepresentation under 17 U.S.C. 512(f)

Reacting to the Internet - The Cycle of Transition
It is interesting to see the numerous comments about the massive effect of the Internet on the music industry, especially the negative way it is supposed to be affecting production companies and artistes, etc. That kind of anxiety is understandable, but is generally a product of massive change in the face of strong resistance to protect territories and traditions. But the Internet is no different from any new major change.Any change bring

fy" the rights holder. Usually when they tell me to provide proof of identification I say no and tell them that if they don't forward the counternotice I will file a complaint with the US Attorney for California.

Job Interview Basics -- Best Preparation
Thought I'd take a moment or two to review another important pre-interview consideration that could make or break the results of your job interview. I'm speaking of Job Interview Preparation.What's that? Most of us think that when it comes to a job interview, we gather up our resume and references, don our attractive clothing, put on our game face and assume we can present our own skills and know-how to the interviewer or inte

Remember that eBay keeps score, you may decide it's not worthwhile to fight the first VeRO takedown, or even the second. But then when you are suspended for the third then you have a problem. A lot of VeRO members are not used to people questioning them and getting in their face. Often they will back down and retract the takedown. That is important, make sure they copy you into the email to eBay.

Remember two important federal doctrines:

First Sale Doctrine - once the owner of a copyright item places the item in the stream of commerce by selling it he loses his exclusive statutory right to control it's distribution. (copyright law)

Fair Use Doctine - you can use the trademarked name of the item you are selling - ie: you can use Coke if you are selling a coke item. (trademark law)

You can fight back, I've had contact with quite a few sellers who have fought back and gotten their records cleared, you can also.

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