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Quote:EBay must do more to halt sales of counterfeit goods on its site because of a ruling in a German court involving the sale of fake Rolex watches...

"The (German) court's decision found that eBay must take reasonable measures to prevent recurrence (of counterfeit Rolex postings) once it is informed of clearly identified infringement," eBay said in the SEC filing...

"We expect that this ruling will likely result in increased litigation against us in Germany," eBay said, "although we do not currently believe that it will require a significant change in our business practices."...

full article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/show...=201201633