Comment Once Again, Bad Summary (Score 1) 399
The summary gleefully mixes the "actual" reason for the luxury companies to sue, and the actual judgement. Of course you have to read the one-page Yahoo summary to know that. Yes it is in English.
eBay has been comdemned for allowing people sell counterfeit goods. They have been a vector for the auctions, they take a share of the benefits... The courts found them guilty. They would do that for a fence too. Even in airports there is advertisement telling me I will pay my whole life for importing counterfeit goods. At least they are consistent there.
What the summary meant in (1) is that LVMH and Co actually sued because people are selling their overpriced goods for cheap on eBay. Counterfeited or not. This is probably true. Still in France I can sell stuff I buy from LVMH, as soon as I buy it it is mine (first sale doctrine ?).
eBay is annoying them, eBay is also "guilty" of allowing improper behaviour for some transactions. If you annoy someone powerful make sure you are clean. Common sense that eBay forgot.
As an aside, summary mentions that another company suing is US-based, so much for the French-bashing crowd. RTFS anyone ?
eBay has been comdemned for allowing people sell counterfeit goods. They have been a vector for the auctions, they take a share of the benefits... The courts found them guilty. They would do that for a fence too. Even in airports there is advertisement telling me I will pay my whole life for importing counterfeit goods. At least they are consistent there.
What the summary meant in (1) is that LVMH and Co actually sued because people are selling their overpriced goods for cheap on eBay. Counterfeited or not. This is probably true. Still in France I can sell stuff I buy from LVMH, as soon as I buy it it is mine (first sale doctrine ?).
eBay is annoying them, eBay is also "guilty" of allowing improper behaviour for some transactions. If you annoy someone powerful make sure you are clean. Common sense that eBay forgot.
As an aside, summary mentions that another company suing is US-based, so much for the French-bashing crowd. RTFS anyone ?
