Sky News MEP and seller reactions to eBay's petitionTameBayAndreas Müller sells consumer electronics in Germany and whilst one LCD TV manufacturer is happy for their product to be sold on eBay at a fixed price, …Campaign against online sales restrictionsTimes OnlineEBay tackles EU over luxury brandsThe Press Associationall 122 news …
Read More »Fan wins eBay bid to have dinner with Sarah Palin (Chicago Tribune)
The virtual Internet competition for a real dinner with the former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican candidate for vice president turned out not to be priceless, but rather closed at $63,500, the winning bid in an eBay auction to benefit a wounded veterans’ charity, the auction closing Friday. More: …
Read More »French court rules against eBay in counterfeiting case (Contra Costa Times)
PARIS — A French court has found eBay responsible for brand counterfeiting and ordered the online marketplace operator to pay the luxury group LVMH 80,000 euros ($118,000) compensation for damages caused to famous perfume brands like Christian Dior and Kenzo. More: continued here
Read More »Paris court orders eBay to pay 80,000 euros: LVMH (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Paris tribunal has found that eBay Inc violated LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA trademarks in keyword searches, but the fine of 80,000 euros ($117,600) leveled against the Internet company was far less than the French luxury brand had hoped for. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Loses Dior Trademark Case in France (PC World via Yahoo! News)
A French court has found eBay guilty of counterfeiting and fined the online auction site €80,000 (US$118,000). More: continued here
Read More »Jetpack Test Pilot Auction in Progress on eBay – Hard OCP
Jetpack Test Pilot Auction in Progress on eBayHard OCPYou have your chance via an eBay auction, according to Autopia. Just make sure your life insurance info and beneficiaries are up to date, ok? …Your Jetpack Ride Awaits on eBayWired (blog)all 4 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Skype Founders File Another Suit Against eBay (redOrbit)
Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis filed another lawsuit on Friday against eBay’s plans to sell the Web-based communications service.Joltid and Joost, two firms owned by Zennstrom and Friis, filed a lawsuit in a Delaware court against former Joost CEO Mike Volpi and Index Ventures, More: continued here
Read More »Skype founders file lawsuit against eBay (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay Inc. — an action that could crimp eBay’s plans to sell Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors. More: continued here
Read More »Facebook and eBay director joins HP board – HEXUS
DIARIODELWEB.it Facebook and eBay director joins HP boardHEXUSAndreessen, who also sits on the board of directors at Ning, eBay and Facebook also previously served as chairman of the board of directors at Opsware, …Andreessen joins HP boardCNET NewsHP Appoints Andreessen to BoardeWeekMarc Andreessen joins HP's board of directorsMarketWatchRegister –San Jose Mercury …
Read More »eBay loses to LVMH on brand counterfeiting – Reuters
eBay loses to LVMH on brand counterfeitingReutersPARIS–(Business Wire)– LVMH takes note of and is satisfied with today`s ruling by the Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance which finds eBay responsible for … More: continued here
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