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See also THiS story, from Yahoo! News:KOOL...the more ebay huffs and puffs, the more people will go to the site.
GET IT ON eBAY!
EBay Weighing Legal Options on Site
Fri Sep 6, 7:23 AM ETLOS ANGELES (AP) - The popular auction site eBay is considering legal action against a parody Web site that lampoons Gov. Gray Davis ( news - web sites) and is produced by his opponent's campaign.
Campaign workers for Republican Bill Simon said they plan to keep the Web site, called E-Gray, online.
By purporting to sell favors from Davis, the site is meant to illustrate one of Simon's principal accusations against the Democratic incumbent: that he runs a "pay-to-play" administration that favors those who make large political contributions.
"We think there are numerous differences, one of them being eBay clearly sells products to the public, while Gray Davis clearly sells public policy," said Simon press secretary Mark Miner. "The only similarities there are is they're both sold to the highest bidder. We stand by the Web site."
But with its logo and color scheme, E-Gray is clearly meant to mimic eBay.
"Obviously it has the look and feel of eBay without our permission," said company spokesman Chris Donlay. "Whenever we see a situation like that we always take a good hard look at it.
Davis campaign's press secretary, Roger Salazar, said Simon already has other court cases pending: "I'm not sure they want another."
Simon is scheduled to testify Nov. 8 in the trial of a lawsuit in which he and other investors accuse the government of improperly seizing a savings and loan and costing them millions of dollars.
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