The court decision revives an old debate on the extent to which Internet sites such as eBay can be held responsible for what others do there A French court has asked online auction firm eBay to pay $61 million in damages to luxury goods purveyor LVMH. The latter has claimed that nine out of 10 Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes that are sold on eBay are fakes. The court decision revives an old debate on the extent to which Internet sites such as eBay can be held responsible for what others do there. There have been several attempts across the world to hold YouTube responsible for blasphemous videos put on its site by users. Thailand forced YouTube to pull off videos that made fun of its popular and revered monarch. On the other hand, India has seen the unfortunate incident in 2004 when Avnish Bajaj, then CEO of Bazee.com...
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