Breakfast at Ebay's (Or How Ebay Ate Tiffany's Lunch)

James B. Astrachan
2008 Social Science Research Network  
Holly Golightly: Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find a real-life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's, then -then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name! Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's 1 that stuff inside your houses and that stuff behind your eyes well it all ends up as stuff that you can buy
more » ... n eBay from Babylon back to Babylon Chumbawamba, On eBay 2 Abstract In an exploration of intellectual property and fashion, this article examines the question of the intermediary liability of online auction-houses for counterfeiting. In the United States, the illustrious jewellery store, Tiffany & Co, brought a legal action against eBay Inc, alleging direct trademark infringement, contributory trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition and trademark dilution. The luxury store depicted the online auction-house as a pirate bazaar, a flea-market and a haven for counterfeiting.
doi:10.2139/ssrn.1621853 fatcat:2ftinaerq5hz3obl6is4w7j23a