Tiffany loses legal fight against eBay over counterfeit goods

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Mon, 07/14/2008 - 18:22

eBay has won a four-year legal battle with Tiffany over the jeweller's complaint that the online website amounted to a "rat's nest" auction of counterfeit watches, bracelets and necklaces.

A judge in New York ruled yesterday that eBay could not be held responsible for policing the contents of its site, and that it was Tiffany's role to draw fake designer jewellery to the auctioneer's attention.

The verdict is a relief to eBay which lost a similar case in...

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