The packed house during Thursday’s oral arguments in the Tiffany v. eBay appeal showed how high the stakes are in the case, which has attracted a large number of amicus briefs. Much of the discussion involved the relevance of the Supreme Court’s Inwood v. Ives ruling on third-party liability for infringement. Noting the changes in retail and technology in the 27 years since that decision, Judge …
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EBay first-quarter profit rises 20 percentAuction Central NewsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – EBay Inc. on Wednesday said that its first-quarter profit rose 20 percent on reinvigorated growth at its namesake e-commerce website and further swift growth at its PayPal payment service. Revenue from the company's marketplace …Ebay Profits Increase Due to PayPal GrowthBoosh Articles (press release)all…
This Scrappy Startup Has Beaten PayPal To The Cash Market (EBAY)San Francisco ChronicleBut eBay's online-payments business has been beaten to the draw by a startup, PayNearMe, which is already letting consumers buy online with cash. Both PayPal and PayNearMe are tackling a huge slice of the payments market that hasn't been addressed … More: continued…
Qld police net eBay fraudstersThe Age, Australia –Jun 3, 2008Queensland police say they have tracked down 23 repeat offenders responsible for about half the state's reported fraud complaints from eBay online auction … More: continued here
TopWireNews (press release) Earnings Preview: EBay Inc.The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. is set to report its second-quarter earnings after the stock market closes on Wednesday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: EBay's growth …Earnings Preview : eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Second Quarter 2010NewsyStocks.comGreenwich Firm Files Patent Suit Against E-BayConnecticut Law TribuneeBay slapped with patent lawsuit…
Yahoo Finance (blog) Why you should bid with Carl Icahn on eBayYahoo Finance (blog)No, the activist investor isn't bidding on a used iPhone 4s. Rather, Icahn now owns 2% of eBay's stock and wants the company to spin off its lucrative PayPal division. But that's not all. Icahn also wants changes to leadership. In a…