eBay in Amerika níet verantwoordelijk voor illegale handel
July 16th, 2008 door Erwin Boogert
In Frankrijk acht de rechter eBay verantwoordelijk voor de illegale handel die op het veilingplatform plaatsvindt. In thuisland Amerika ontkwam eBay aan een vergelijkbare uitspraak.
De Financial Times schrijft op maandag:
“Ebay on Monday survived a potentially devastating legal challenge to its online auction system after a US judge refused to back a claim by Tiffany that the internet company should be held liable for the sale of counterfeit jewellery on its site.
The decision, after a trial lasting four years, removed the immediate threat that Ebay would be forced to make big changes to its highly profitable online auction system to try to prevent the sales of counterfeit goods. (…)
Judge Richard Sullivan said that the rapid growth of the internet, which had made it easier for buyers and sellers to find each other, had also “given counterfeiters new opportunities to expand their reach.” He added that under current law Ebay should not be held liable, and it was up to lawmakers to decide if trademark owners were adequately protected. (…)”
Vorige week vrijdag kreeg eBay via de Franse LVMH-uitspraak nog een boete van 10.000 euro opgelegd.
