News - Parisian court fines eBay

[HEXUS]

Coming to the defense of luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, a Parisian court has ordered eBay to pay up some $2.6 million in damages

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[Revilgo]

Another example of the law lagging behind technology and innovation (or French protectionism vs innovation). Smacks of the whole grey/parallel import debate and Ebay should take this all the way to the European Court and see how it turns out. Should be most interesting.

[aidanjt]

Here's what eBay needs to do, ban *.fr, problem goes away, no paying fines required. When the French wants to stop being backwards rejects, then they can remove the ban.

See, every problem has a deceptively simple solution.

[alsenior]

to true ebay should say. ok then and lay off its french staff move to germany and continue trading in france from there. and not pay the fine. as far as i know then ebay would not be liable to pay the fine

[Saracen]

.....

See, every problem has a deceptively simple solution.

O RLY?

Show me a Higgs Boson(1), and how I can observe one at will.


Sorry, Aidan, couldn't resist.



(1) = A genuine, actually, real-life one, not a model, graphical representation, illustration etc.

[aidanjt]

O RLY?

Show me a Higgs Boson(1), and how I can observe one at will.

All you need is one guillotine, a Frenchman to 'operate' it, chuck his head in the LHC, and watch the big bang!

[Saracen]

All you need is one guillotine, a Frenchman to 'operate' it, chuck his head in the LHC, and watch the big bang!

Oh bother.

Aidan, I knew you'd come up with something so I tried to cover all the possibilities so you'd have to work for it. And I failed. Okay, you got me, I admit it ... I laughed. Out loud.

+1 to you.

[aidanjt]

Your LOL made me LOL.