A French court on Monday ordered online auctioneer eBay to pay nearly 40 million euros in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods, in a ruling cheered as a victory for copyright protection.

The Paris commercial court ruled in favour of six LVMH brands and also barred eBay from selling four perfumes -- Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain -- on its websites.

— From eBay fined for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online. As most of you know, perfume decants disappeared from eBay a little over a year ago; it will be interesting to see what happens next.