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L'Oreal Keeps Trying: Appeals French Ruling Against eBay

TechDirt  Jun 30 09

It appears that L'Oreal just refuses to give up. The company has sued eBay in a bunch of different countries trying to get a court somewhere to admit that eBay is somehow liable for actions of its users. To date, it's been a clean shutout against L'Oreal, who has lost cases in Belgium, the UK and France (I believe cases are still pending in Germany and Spain, though it's hard to keep up). The ruling in France was the biggest surprise, given that French courts have ruled the other way in the past. Given that, it looks like L'Oreal isn't done yet on its home turf, as it's appealing the ruling in France. Full story...

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Steve Jobs Tells Startup Startup To Change Names, Saying 'It's No Big Deal'

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Funny How Those In Favor Of ACTA Are Against Treaty Providing More Access To Content For Vision Impaired

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Advertising As Content: Newspaper Raising Newsstand Prices For Thanksgiving Papers With Black Friday Ads

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If Movie Piracy Is Really A Problem, It's Hollywood's Fault

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