Saturday, May 17, 2008

Craigslist possorilsya with eBay

The site Craigslist ads free to sue the online auction site eBay, accusing the latter in that it uses its shareholder status to industrial espionage, transmits BBC News.

Previously, eBay had accused Craigslist that the leadership is trying to dilute the proportion of the site belonging to online auction site. Thus, sued Craigslist is a response to the demands of eBay auction for the Protection of investment.

Representatives of Craigslist also accused eBay in unfair competition. The lawsuit says that eBay improperly used the trademarks and unfair use of advertising in Google, for publishing a competing site Kijiji ads disguised as advertising Craigslist.

The plaintiffs demand compensation from eBay, the return of all shares Craigslist, acquired as a result of unfair competition. The company also asked the court fine eBay.

Craigslist was created in 1995. He is one of the largest free ad sites in the United States and covers 450 cities in 50 countries around the world.

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