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moonlight-rhapsody · 2026-01-06T23:13:22.081000Z

I caught a few minutes of Rip-Off Britain on the BBC today, where they were talking about fake goods being sold online. Unfortunately I only caught the end of it, but I think they were saying that digital sales platforms might be as responsible as the seller for selling fake goods. Having done a bit of digging, I think it depends on the extent to which the platform is involved in the selling process. Did anyone else see the programme? I also discovered that a few weeks ago, a landmark judgment was made in favour of Brother (toner cartridges) against a gang of counterfeiters who had been selling online. Apparently the case was driven by that other well-known selling platform which has its own Counterfeit Crimes Unit which had identified the fraudsters (I wonder if these fraudsters were also selling on ebay?). The Counterfeit Crimes Unit is described as “a global team with specialized experience in investigating and bringing legal action against bad actors”. Does anyone know if ebay has such a unit, and if not, why not?

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