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Mon 06 Jun 2008eBay fined €38.6m over fake goods
A French court ordered eBay to pay €38.6 million to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website.
Today’s decision, a month after eBay was ordered by another French court to pay handbag maker Hermes €20,000 for allowing the sale of counterfeits, is the latest episode in a long fight between luxury goods makers and the world's biggest online auctioneer.
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