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Live 8 Scum

07/06/05
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(punkbands) Less than a day after the worldwide Live 8 shows, bootleg DVDs of the concerts were already being offered on eBay. By Tuesday (July 5), the auction company had begun removing the illegal discs from the site following complaints from the British Phonographic Industry, according to a Reuters report.

"The unauthorized copies of Live 8 DVDs we have been told about have been taken down, because the sale of fake items is not permitted on eBay.co.uk," the site said in a statement. A spokesman for Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof said called the people who posted the sales "cretins and scum." [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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