01 July 2008

Sale of fake goods on eBay: eBay must pay €38.532.000 in damages according to French Court

eBay is in trouble in France - A series of 3 decisions by the Paris Tribunal de Commerce are forcing eBay to pay astronomical sums to the victims of its negligence. The French court found that eBay was not acting as a simple intermediary and was therefore not able to hide behind the protection offered by the e-commerce directive. A full article will be published shortly on e-comlaw , but in the mean time, you can consult the BBC's news item.