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