EBay Must Protect Youth From `Harmful' Media, German Court Says

July 12 (Bloomberg) -- EBay Inc., the world's largest online auction company, must ban sales of ``harmful'' media, including pornographic or violent movies, to juveniles, if it knows such products are offered on its German Web site, a court ruled.

The Federal Court of Justice, Germany's highest civil court, ruled that EBay must act if it learns about a specific illegal offer. The case was remanded to an appeals court for a final ruling, the Karlsruhe-based Court of Justice said in an e-mailed statement today.

In Germany, books, films and games with pornographic or violent content may only be sold in stores that limit access to adults.

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