Craigslist countersues eBay, saying it broke antitrust laws

May 13th, 2008 Craigslist countersues eBay, saying it broke antitrust laws (AP)

In this April 14, 2005 file photo, 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, alleging the online auctioneer is competing illegally with the classified advertising Web site. Craigslist's complaint, filed in Superior Court in San Francisco, claims eBay broke laws in a series of actions relating to its own classifieds site Kijiji, which launched last year in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

(AP) -- Online classifieds giant Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday, alleging the online auctioneer is violating federal and state antitrust laws.



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  • FelixDraconis - May 13, 2008
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    Hah. Amazing. It's almost exactly like Craigslist. Someone's going to get burned. :D

    What a bunch of morons at eBay to claim otherwise.

    That being said, who came up with the ridiculous and hard to type name?

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