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Ebay Fined $61M By French Court For Sales of Fake Goods
A court in France ordered eBay to pay more than 61 mega-dollars to the parent company (LVMH) of Givenchy, Fendi, Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton, because a user sold fake goods on the website. eBay has been sued by other 'luxury goods' vendors (such as Tiffany's (US), Rolex (Germany) and L'Oreal (EU)). Problems stem from some companies demanding that their merchandise (even legal merchandise) not be displayed nor sold as it is a violation of their 'property.' Others have complained that eBay is too slow to take down claims. Apparently eBay was hit with two violations: 1) eBay illegally allowed legitimately purchased and owned products made by LVMH to be resold on its website by 3rd parties not under the control of LVMH, and 2) not doing enough to protect LVMH's brands from illegal sales. eBay has said it will appeal. So eBay is to know what products every company allows to be sold before allowing them to on auction?
(There's also coverage at Yahoo News.)
Update: 07/01 17:15 GMT by T : That's LVMH throughout, rather than LVHM, as originally rendered.
A++ douchebags, would sue again.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
Let them have fun playing with themselves.
When the hell did that become any sort of standard?
Three kilodays ago.
More importantly the context makes Mega-dollars $10^6 - however you might have understood this as $2^10. When it's a few bites on a hard disk who cares but when it's hard cash...
init 11 - for when you need that edge.
Have a nice day.
Defective Logic
I think that by collapsing the entire chain we get the alligators (or an animal activist acting on their behalf) sue the skin-producing companies for reselling their hides. At least that will get some good out of this.
In other news, the cows have filed charged Louis Vuitton with Mass Moo-der as well as filing a Motion for Summary Judgemoont against the plaintiffs.
Does France not have anything along the lines of the 'first sale' doctrine?
No, but they really should have a "first, duck!" rule. Even public displays of their government at work can be very dangerous.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
Even by pun standards, that's udderly horrible. I have quite a beef with you, my friend.
No, that would be a Mebidollar (I assume you were meaning $2^20, since $2^10 would be a Kibidollar). ;)
Stop mentioning everything that behooves your spotty opinions.
Living With a Nerd
I don't know who you are, but you have quite a bit of nerve to come stampeding into a conversation you weren't involved in. Have you no manners? You act like you were born in a barn. I suggest you think before you post next time, lest you re-veal yourself to be more of a boor than you already have.
I think you should quit with this cock-and-bull story you keep slinging...those old style politics should be put out to pasture, along with the rest of the sour milk. Or perhaps you think the rules should be chucked? You keep trying to flank 'round and shank me in the ribs, but I will kick your runp 'til it's rare!
Living With a Nerd
OH my GOD a FRANCE is INVOLVED!!! QUICK, hate speech!!! GO USA!!!!!
I'd be really interested to see if your IP matched Swizec's.
Film at eleven.
I've never seen someone so shamelessly milking a pun.
Some of what I say is fact, some is conjecture, the rest I'm just blowing out my ass...you guess.
A court in France ordered the Curch of Mose to pay more than 61 mega-dollars to the parent company of all atheists, FSM, because a bishop sold fake gods in his church. Christ Inc. has been sued by other 'imaginary gods' vendors. Problems stem from some companies demanding that their beliefs (even legal bullshit) not be displayed nor sold as it is a violation of their 'property.'
Enough already! Cud it out!
OH my GOD a FREEDOM is INVOLVED!!! QUICK, hate speech!!!
GO USA!!!!!
fixed
IranAir Flight 655 never forget!