Status of online auction platforms : Ebay is not a hosting provider

On May 3rd, 2012, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) decided that Ebay could not benefit from the specific liability regime applicable to hosting providers. Ebay can thus be held responsible for the contents of the ads published on its online auction platform.By Matthieu Mélin, Culture Droit , May 2012, p.77.

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