eBay being sued over patent infringement

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Thu Apr 24 16:32:00 2003

On Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 04:08 PM, Geoff Reed wrote:
>
> They are, the state of Illinois? has a new law that was pushed
> through with the help of ebay requiring the operators of any Internet
> auction site to register with that state "if any potential sellers or
> buyers reside within the state" at a fee of $200. of course you also
> have to find an auctioneer to "sponsor" you and you have to take state
> approved courses to maintain the registration (auction calling, and
> the like) :( the state is getting ready to start filing civil
> lawsuits seeking damages of up to $10,000 and the shutting down of the
> offending sites if you don't comply.

   You have to take a *calling* class to run an online auction?
   That does sound really fishy, especially considering eBay's
participation. Why is nobody fighting it?

        Doc
Received on Thu Apr 24 2003 - 16:32:00 BST