Yet Another Illogical Legal Conclusion (YAILC)

In another episode of totally wonky legal battles, eBay was found guilty¹ of selling counterfeit Hermes handbags by a french court.

So, let me get this straight:

• Person A sells something on eBay that’s a fake
• Person B buys said fake
• Person B finds out it’s a fake, and instead of taking it up with the seller attacks the company that’s a mere falicitator of online auctions…
• … and the french courts follow him?!?? Me no comprendo.

1. Internet Archive snapshot. Original URL: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ieVhlM9xNEzcmDtrdw6ToFLtkRAg  ↩︎