eBay 'wins' legal battle
eBay won a legal battle against the famous Tiffany brand which had decided to take action against the online seller due to counterfeit items found on the auction website.
The outcome was that eBay is NOT responsible for what is sold on it's site and it is up to the trademark owner to bring an item to the attention to the police.
I agree with eBay that it was sad that Tiffany didn't work with them to improve their processes rather than take them to court, but surely eBay have an interest in allowing such items to be sold because regardless of the item's origin or legal status, they get paid.
With everything being faked and easily available on eBay to an international audience, eBay cannot take this is a victory in my eyes, they really need to make it easier to report fake items and actively invite trademark owners to join their various programs that allow them to remove suspect items from eBay.
