eBay ordered to pay €1.7m in battle over luxury cosmetics

stateoflux — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:04:44 +0000

eBay, the internet auction site, has been fined €1.7 million by a French court for failing to prevent the sale of luxury perfumes and cosmetics by its users.

It is the latest development in a series of legal battles between eBay and luxury goods manufacturers, which accuse the online retailer of not doing enough to stop its users trading counterfeit items.

Full story at Times Online.

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eBay ordered to pay €1.7m in battle over luxury cosmetics