EBay makes public its complaint against Craigslist (The State)

The legal wrangle between Craigslist and eBay Inc. is about the competition in the online classifieds market, eBay’s complaint in the case reveals. Craigslist considers eBay’s new site Kijiji a competitive activity that nullifies some shareholder rights eBay won when it bought a 28 percent stake in Craigslist in 2004, …

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EBay attacks Craigslist chiefs in lawsuit (San Jose Mercury News)

Accusing Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and chief executive Jim Buckmaster of “self dealing” and “a series of clandestine transactions,” eBay said in a lawsuit released Wednesday that it has been unjustly denied representation on the private company’s board and that its stake in Craigslist has More: continued here

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EBay’s Craigslist suit spawned by Kijiji spat (Market Watch)

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The lawsuit filed by eBay Inc. against Craigslist, the online classified listings site in which it owns a stake, revolves around efforts by the online auctioneer to launch a competing service, according to a legal document posted online Wednesday. More: continued here

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DE KOCK TARGETS ASCOT GLORY (Sporting Life)

Mike De Kock, successful at high-profile meetings in Dubai and Hong Kong recently, expects to be represented at Royal Ascot. The South African trainer has hit the target in lucrative contests with the likes of Honour Devil and Archipenko in the past month or so. More: continued here

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