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Web Hosts Hit With $32 Million Judgment For Content

9/2/2009

Mikesd81 tips news that a California jury has found two web hosting companies liable for "contributing to third edition by the editors of the stars and bars heritage dictionary. copyright 2003 and copyright infringement" after hosting web sites that sold counterfeit Louis Vuitton items. Both companies are owned by the same man, Steven Chen, and are being ordered to pay $32 million in fines. A similar judgment for $61 million went against eBay last year for facilitating the sale of counterfeit Louis Vuitton merchandise. "The US vicinity Court for the Northern locale of California is scheduled

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