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A business that sells official National Football League apparel has sued
Facebook for allegedly displaying ads for counterfeits. "Facebook has failed to
take any measures to curb or stop the location of fraudulent and illegal ads on
its website, opting instead to cultivate revenues with the help of additional
counterfeiters on a daily basis to its roster of advertisers," Krystal's NFL
Shoppe alleges rolling around in its complaint, filed now in U.S .Cheap NFL Nike Jerseys.
District Court in New Mexico. The organization is planning to bring a
class-action for all retailers and wholesalers of official NFL clothing.
Krystal's argues that Facebook is a bit more when compared to a "passive party"
for the ads considering that the company allegedly "employs sophisticated data
mining technology to assist the counterfeiters." Specifically, Facebook
allegedly helps the counterfeiters to focus on ads towards the same users who
might otherwise purchase the official products .Saints
Jersey Cheap. In some cases, ads for official, relatively
pricey, football jerseys are shown about the same page as ads for the far
cheaper fakes, Krystal's alleges. "If consumers believe -- albeit mistakenly --
that they'll order an official NFL jersey for $22, compared to the
[manufacturers' suggested retail price] of $100 -- they may understandably
choose the cheaper jersey," Krystal argues. "A material section of the
willingness to visit such ads may be the credibility that is presented to the
counterfeiters via their association with Facebook." Krystal's also named ad
shop adSage and ecommerce company DHGate.com as defendants. Krystal's alleges
that all companies are violating the federal false advertising law and also a
New Mexico unfair practices law .Cheap
Chiefs Nike Jerseys. A Facebook spokesperson says true is
without merit and that the corporation will defend itself vigorously. Other Web
companies sued for displaying problematic ads have gotten mixed brings about
court. The ad network AdKnowledge recently lost a proposal to dismiss case
alleging that it duped consumers by helping to develop deceptive online ads. If
that's the case, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper ruled that dismissal
before trial will be premature, because AdKnowledge allegedly "partnered" with
companies that lured users into signing up for paid memberships in poster clubs.
Those clubs sent members two posters every 4 weeks for just a $29.99 recurring
fee. But Google defeated a lawsuit in 2009 alleging how the company displayed
fraudulent ringtone ads. In that case, U .Cheap
Patriots Gronkowski Jersey.S. District Court Judge Jeremy
Fogel in San Jose ruled the federal Communications Decency Act immunizes Google
from liability for pay-per-click ads created through the AdWords platform .Cheap NFL Jerseys. The
Communications Decency Act says that Web companies aren't answerable for how
their platforms are utilized by others. That law doesn't immunize Web companies
from intellectual property claims, but Krystal's didn't specifically accuse
Facebook of infringing trademark or copyright.
