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Originally Posted by Zurbaran1
There is an interesting article on page 1 of the Sunday NY Times about the sale of fraudulent (knockoff) items on eBay and how little they are doing about it. Tiffany & Co has a lawsuit against eBay which, if successful, could have significant repercussions with respect to how ebay does business.
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This is actually a long time coming...
I've heard numerous legal debates on TV about extremely iffy eBay practices. The primary issue discussed was whether or not eBay could/should be held liable if it knowingly allows (known and previously warned) sellers to continue peddling counterfeit and contraband items. The thing is if eBay knows who these people are, the argument is that it can be seen as aiding and abetting. This is especially the case because eBay profits from looking the other way whenever it can.
Ebay is opening itself up to an inevitable huge class action suit. While it may not be like going after the tobacco companies, it's along the same lines. Playing stupid and ignorant won't last forever.
As an aside, Warner Brothers has a staff of workers who's sole purpose is to go through eBay and look for conterfeit product and shut it down.
JMO
