On 2008-06-30 15:13:09 +0100, stuart noble said:
Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-06-30 13:19:42 +0100, The Natural Philosopher said:
Aprops of the original thraad..Ebay have just been fined a huge amount
for allowing the sale of fake goods..by the French courts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7481241.stm
Vive la France1
That's excellent news.
Ebay and others like them need to be shown that they can't do business
in Europe with a light footprint and ignoring commercial practice and
legislation.
Hopefully PayPal will be next in line for scrutiny.
Government interference in the free market.
Yes, but this is Ebay. Like Microsoft, they deserve to be interfered with.