This is some fucked up censorship.
From blabbermouth:
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."
I think everyone here should sign this:
http://www.gopetition.com/online/9628.html