The city of New York should be letting out a big sigh of relief right about now. On Monday, a federal judge cleared online auction site eBay from any wrongdoing in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by upscale jeweler Tiffany & Co. I bring New York into this because I was always amazed at how freely knock-off merchandise – everything from bootleg DVDs to fake Louis Vuitton purses – are sold on the streets of the Big Apple. Sure, NYPD Blue comes strolling through Battery Park or Chinatown and the vendors close up shop – until the officers are out of sight. It’s a little game of cat-and-mouse, I suppose. The vendors pretend not to be selling the merchandise and... ...
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