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Chief of eBay's Indian Site Arrested, Released
An anonymous reader writes "As reported, Avinash Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, the Indian subsidiary of eBay, was arrested by the Indian police for distributing pornography. What really seems to have happened is that two high school students from Delhi Public School filmed themselves having oral sex, and this video was distributed through Delhi by email. Some time later, Ravi Raj Singh, a college student from IIT Delhi, offered his VCD of the 157-second clip for sale on Baazee. Avinash Bajaj has now been released on bail, but his U.S. passport is still impounded. AP report here." In reaction to the scandal, SoumyaRay writes, "the Indian government is planning a law based on the DMCA that would establish the responsibility of the corporation when dealing with copyrighted materials. The law 'would deal with four categories of functions by a service provider: transitory communications, system caching, storage of information on systems or networks and information location tools.' Does this differ in any major way with the DMCA? What is being overlooked and what is the potential for abuse? What would you propose?"
Almost first? How isn't this completely idiotic & ass backwards? He was actually arrested for aiding in the sale of porno? How boring must India be :-)
ebay sux, end of story. there's absolutely NO WAY to regulate those types of items being put on sale. the only way to regulate is through community moderation. so maybe it isnt ebay that sux, but ebay's business model that needs to be re-thought. i personally don't buy from ebay because i dont agree with their practices toward ensuring a positive customer experience. i've heard about enough horror stories from both buyers AND sellers that i will just stick to trustworthy e-commerce sites like amazon.com
Yes, and Hu's on first.