eBay gets sued by Louis Vuitton


Those French business folks are fiercely protective of their Louis Vuitton handbags, aren't they? Louis Vuitton has filed a $47 million lawsuit against online auction giant eBay for not "doing enough" to stop or stem the sale of counterfeit Vuitton goods on the auction site. It's another example of eBay being called out for not policing its auction site for counterfeit goods trafficking.
If Vuitton were to win this suit, eBay might as well shut down, as there are counterfeit and knockoff goods in just about every possible eBay category. Fraudsters out to make a quick buck have flooded the auction site with low-quality, cheap goods -- which buyers crave, apparently.

Should eBay be held responsible for all the commerce atrocities that happen daily at the online auction giant? If so, the company may need a few hundred people on staff just to keep up with all the apparent fraud and counterfeit goods being listed and sold every single day. If not, how much is "enough" when trying to counter the counterfeiters?

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