Peddling fake purses and perfume out of the trunk of a beat-up Citroen is bad enough. But the French draw the line when it happens on the Internet. So, a A French court yesterday ordered online auction giant eBay to pay $61 million in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet. LVMH claimed 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes, and the court ruled eBay wasn't doing enough to stop the sales. Ebay has vowed to appeal. In another recent case, a court ordered eBay to pay 20,000 euros to Hermes International in Paris for not properly vetting the sale of handbags. And jeweler Tiffany has sued eBay in the United States on similar grounds. Could this be the end of the fake Rolexes?
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It's an open and shut case!
That's the French for you... I would like to know the basis of their ruling and they amount in damages. Did they stick their finger in the air and say 90% or is this a solid fact?
Jason
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Posted by: Jason Watson | July 1, 2008 5:52 PM | Permalink to Comment