Originally Posted by ghostrider

There are 191 pages of threads on the Etsy forums that have 'copyright' in the title, so it is often a topic of conversation. Their forums are open to the public, just click on the 'community' button in the very upper left corner, and search for yourself.

Items will be removed (without notification) if anyone claims copyright infringement. Etsy (like all other websites) is required to do that as part of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and it's explained in their policies. The key word there is 'claims'...it does not have to be a legally defensible claim in order to have the item taken down. Etsy's job is to take it down, not determine who's right and who's wrong.