Major Judicial Ruling Favors Online Auction Site
by Michael - July 15th, 2008 8:44 am
A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled in favor of online auction site Ebay in a case brought about by jewelry retailer Tiffany in 2004.
In the suit, Tiffany claimed that Ebay was aware of and should be held responsible for site members who are selling counterfeit goods on the popular online auction web site, and that they were guilty of copyright infringement as a result.
In a comment, an Ebay representative was quoted as saying that it was a shame that Tiffany spent so much time and money on this court case when they could have been working with them to come up with a more productive resolution to the problem of counterfeit goods being sold online.
While Judge Richard Sullivan’s ruling does protect e-commerce retailers like Ebay and Amazon, it is largely seen as a victory for online consumers.
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