After Four and a Half Years, Versace Wins Counterfeit Lawsuit [UPDATED]

Versace won a lawsuit against Griffith Suisse Luxury Group yesterday after four and a half years of litigation.  The lawsuit was filed over Griffith Suisse Luxury Group selling counterfeit Versace items on eBay from the Phillipines and Australia.  Versace CEO, Gian Giacomo Ferraris told WWD that he was pleased with the ruling and "counterfeit goods not only bring a dilution to the brand, but are connected to organized crime, child labor and harmful working conditions."

Further, in order to combat counterfeits, authentic Versace products now carry a Certilogo code, which allows customers to verify the authenticity of their purchase online. 

We All Have to Pay Online Sales Taxes (& What Ebay Thinks About That)

Remember the good ol' days when you could buy something from Amazon and have it shipped to you faster than you'd have time to make it to a store to purchase it yourself and with no sales tax (AKA the "Amazon loophole)? Well, you can still have it shipped to you faster than you'd have time to make it to a store but now you'll just have to pay sales tax. Those days are a distant memory for Amazon as they now have agreed to charge sales tax and soon many online retailers will be forced to do the same.