June 30 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, was ordered to pay LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA 40 million euros ($63 million) over claims it didn’t do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit goods. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps' play allows Hufnagel to skip Carlin's seven words – Calgary Herald
Calgary Herald Stamps' play allows Hufnagel to skip Carlin's seven wordsCalgary Herald, Canada –5 hours agoWhile it's just one game, the '08 Stamps seem to be made of sterner stuff. In the home opener, they made fewer mistakes and took far fewer dumb penalties … More: continued here
Read More »French court orders eBay to pay 40 mln eur in damages to six LVMH … – Forbes
French court orders eBay to pay 40 mln eur in damages to six LVMH …Forbes, NY –1 hour agoPARIS (Thomson Financial) – The commercial court in Paris on Monday ordered eBay Inc. (nasdaq: EBAY – news – people ) to pay nearly 40 million euros in … More: continued here
Read More »The last chance to save Windows XP (InfoWorld)
Last Friday, we FedEx’d the Save Windows XP petition to Steve Ballmer. I have to say that sliding the memory stick into the envelope was an emotional experience: Over 210,000 users have made their voices heard to the world’s largest software corporation. I think there’s still a slim chance that …
Read More »Town overwhelmingly opts to keep post office (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
ROYALSTON – A resounding town meeting vote Friday night ensures that the town’s tiny post office will stay open after its operator gives up the contract for running the service. More: continued here
Read More »eBay fined for selling Louis Vuitton goods online – Turkish Press
Turkish Press eBay fined for selling Louis Vuitton goods onlineTurkish Press, MI –2 hours agoA Paris court on Monday ordered the online auctioneer eBay to pay 40 million euros (63 million dollars) in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling luxury goods … More: continued here
Read More »Euro Inflation Bites Harder (Forbes)
Bonds drop as CPI reaches an all-time-high and makes a rate hike by the ECB almost a done deal. More: continued here
Read More »eBay to appeal French court ruling in LVMH dispute (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
eBay said on Monday it will appeal a ruling by a French court ordering it to pay 38.6 million euros ($60.99 million) in compensation to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site. More: continued here
Read More »Camilla steps in at post office – Eastbourne Today
Camilla steps in at post officeEastbourne Today, UK –1 hour agoHAMPDEN Park Post Office has been reopened and is being temporarily run by the owner of another post office which closed down in May. … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail launches helpline to aid DM producers – Brand Republic (subscription)
Royal Mail launches helpline to aid DM producersBrand Republic (subscription), UK –3 hours agoby Jacquie Bowser Brand Republic 30-Jun-08, 10:50 LONDON – Royal Mail has launched a helpline for production managers in the direct marketing industry. … More: continued here
Read More »