eBay wins counterfeit goods case
Posted by admin on 15 July, 2008 under Business news | 
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In a ruling that some will see as a victory for online consumers but others view as a “counterfeiters’ charter” a judge has ruled that auction sites such as eBay have no obligation to ensure that the designer goods being sold on their pages are genuine.
In 2004, the exclusive New York jewellers Tiffany, which is fiercely protective of its brand, launched an investigation into the sale of its goods online. Officials trawled eBay and bought 200 items purporting to be genuine Tiffany pieces, only to find that three-quarters of the items were fakes.
The online retail pioneer knows perfectly well that its website has become an emporium for knock-off goods but has failed to take adequate action, Tiffany alleged in a lawsuit, which finally went to trial last November. eBay countered that it cannot be expected to vouch for every sale on the site, an argument that was upheld by a judge in New York yesterday.
In a statement, Tiffany said that it was “shocked and deeply disappointed” and was likely to appeal the ruling.
News reported by The Independent
bianca badger said,
Some knockoff products are not accepted by people,especially for those well-known brands. We can understand them because they just wanna provide customers with top-quality products. That is precious! Whereas, fake products are also acceptable for most commom people. If there were some companies that produced fake products after negociating with the authentic brands, copying some of their excellent design ideas is a way to popularize them as well. In this way, Ebay is easy to deal with this problem and stop facing these difficulties in future.
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