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Craigslist Countersues eBay

Posted May 14, 08 9:40 AM CDT in Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – The battle between Craigslist and eBay heated up yesterday after Craigslist filed a countersuit charging the auction giant—which holds a 28.4% stake in Craigslist—with offenses ranging from unfair competition to trademark infringement, the New York Times reports. The action is in response to eBay’s lawsuit filed last month, and is being driven by eBay’s launch of its own classified listings, Kijiji.com.

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An eBay and PayPal sign is seen at the eBay offices in San Jose, Calif.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark, center, are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco. Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
A sign outside eBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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