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French court orders eBay to pay $61 million for sale ofSan Jose Mercury News,  USA –3 minutes agoA French court today ordered San Jose online auction giant eBay to pay $61 million in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round … More: continued here

A French court has ordered eBay to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA had complained it was hurt by the sale of knockoff items on eBay. An adviser to the company …

The luxury giant LVMH for the second time successfully challenged eBay in a French court, arguing that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes. More: continued here

A French commercial court Monday ordered eBay to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site. More: continued here

The Age Buffett lunch costs $2.1m, but wisdom is what the fund wantsIndependent, UK –2 hours agoMr Zhao made himself somewhat famous (and somewhat poorer also) at the end of last week by placing the winning bid in a charity auction on eBay for the …Drive-Bys Rejoice as Buffett Breaks Our Reid …

Around the Web 6.30.08: Guitar Hero Aerosmith, EBay fines and …Los Angeles Times, CA –10 hours agoBit Player — A French court ordered EBay to pay $59 million to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton over counterfeit goods sold on the auction site. … More: continued here

Seattle Post Intelligencer Article: Amazon, Yahoo and eBay are survivorsSeattle Post Intelligencer –9 hours agoA recent article in the publication dubs three companies as dot-com survivors: Amazon.com, eBay and Yahoo. And Amazon, the article says, … More: continued here

eBay Branded By French RulingForbes, NY –20 minutes agoeBay got more than it bargained for on Monday when it was slapped with a hefty fine for turning a blind eye to the selling of faux merchandise on its online … More: continued here

Sydney Morning Herald Man selling life on eBay makes a lossVNUNet.com, UK –2 hours agoIan Usher, the man who auctioned off his life on eBay, has made a loss on the detail. Usher put his house and all his positions up for auction, …Sold on eBay for $382K: One lifeComputerworldMan Auctions Life …

eBay told to pay $59M to fashion brand for fakesThe Associated Press –10 hours agoPARIS (AP) — A French commercial court Monday ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $59 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were … More: continued here