Ebay Ordered to Pay $60 Million to Louis Vuitton

Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Yesterday, a French court ordered eBay to pay almost $60 million in damages to Louis Vuitton for allowing the sale of fake LV items.

I conducted a simple search on eBay which produced just under 2,700 entries for Louis Vuitton!

The court has now stopped eBay from selling four kinds of perfumes, which are Givenchy, Christian Dior, Guerlain, and Kenzo. They will also not be allowed to sell six LVMH brands.

The court determined that eBay had committed “serious errors” by allowing the sales of fake LVMH goods. They also said eBay violated the perfume sales distribution network, which was setup by Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior Couture.

Of course, eBay said they are going to launch an appeal, believing the court did not uphold copyright law. A spokesperson for eBay has said,

“This decision is not based on combating counterfeit material. It is based on LVMH’s desire to protect its commercial practices and exclude competition. This is being done at the expense of the consumers and sellers to whom eBay is always offering opportunities.”

The case, which started a year and a half ago, stated that eBay knowingly allowed the sales of counterfeit products on its site.

Frankly, how could eBay possibly know if each item listed is in fact authentic, if they are not able to personally inspect each item for themselves? On the opposite side of the coin, I own a Louis Vuitton — if I want to place it on eBay and sell it, I should have the right to do that.

source: eBay fined for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online [afp]

Ebay Ordered to Pay $60 Million to Louis Vuitton

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