Toysrus.com sues Amazon.com for allowing others to sell toys

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Toysrus.com Sues Amazon.com Over Toy
Sales

Toysrus.com Sues Amazon.com Over Toy
Sales 05/24/2004 11:23 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times May 25 2004 3:40AM GMT

Amazon sues Toysrus.com (USATODAY.com)

Amazon sues Toysrus.com (USATODAY.com) 06/29/2004 05:37 AM
USATODAY.com - Online retailer Amazon.com (AMZN) countersued Toysrus.com, its e-commerce partner for toys and baby products, in a bid to end their four-year alliance.

Toys R us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com

Toys R us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com 05/24/2004 05:37 PM

Toys R Us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com
(Reuters)

Toys R Us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com
(Reuters) 05/24/2004 03:45 PM
Reuters - Toys R Us Inc. (TOY.N), the No. 2 toy seller, said on Monday its online arm, Toysrus.com, filed a lawsuit charging that Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O) violated Toys R Us' exclusive rights to sell toys, games and baby products on the Amazon Web site.

Toys 'R' Us Sues Amazon.com Over
Exclusive Sales Agreement

Toys 'R' Us Sues Amazon.com Over
Exclusive Sales Agreement 05/24/2004 11:23 PM
Toys "R'' Us has accused Amazon.com of breaking the contract that gave them the right to be the exclusive toy and game seller on Amazon's site.

Amazon, Toysrus Fight Gets Nastier

Amazon, Toysrus Fight Gets Nastier 06/28/2004 05:22 AM
Last month we wrote about the surpris ing lawsuit from Toysrus.com against Amazon.com. The two companies had been happy partners for years -- and the relationship between the two (where Amazon ran the website for Toys 'R' Us) was often used as an example of a way that the two companies probably saved each other. However, part of the deal included Toysrus.com paying Amazon $200 million for "exclusivity." They claimed Amazon was violating that exclusivity by allowing its independent merchants sell toys and baby goods online as well. It's pretty obvious that this would be nearly impossible for Amazon to stop, and would definitely be bad for business. Still, Toysrus claims that after trying to "settle" the manner peacefully, they were forced to sue. Now Amazon has hit back. Instead of just responding to the lawsuit, though, they've knocked it up a notch: claiming that Toysrus.com has failed to live up to their end of the contract as well and trying to dissolve the contract between the two companies. Amazon claims that Toysrus.com has done a bad job picking the top toy products, and an even worse job keeping popular products in stock. These days, Amazon probably is in a position to go it alone without too much trouble. Toysrus.com, however, may be in a bit more trouble if they want to recreate a quality e-commerce site without much notice.

Amazon says 'game's over' to Toysrus.com

Amazon says 'game's over' to Toysrus.com 06/28/2004 04:20 PM
CNET Jun 28 2004 8:45PM GMT

Amazon wins reprieve against Toysrus.com

Amazon wins reprieve against Toysrus.com 04/14/2005 04:51 AM
Injunction lifted

Amazon goes to court to fire Toysrus.com

Amazon goes to court to fire Toysrus.com 06/26/2004 11:17 AM
The Register Jun 26 2004 2:39PM GMT

Amazon.com countersues in contract fight
with Toysrus.com

Amazon.com countersues in contract fight
with Toysrus.com 06/29/2004 05:23 PM
In its filing, Amazon.com asked the court to declare that Toysrus.com breached an almost 4-year-old online product sales agreement and cited a "chronic failure" by Toysrus.com to have enough stock on hand to fill customer orders.

Toys aren't them? Toys R Us may sell toy
unit (USATODAY.com)

Toys aren't them? Toys R Us may sell toy
unit (USATODAY.com) 08/12/2004 05:41 AM
USATODAY.com - Pounded by competition from discount retailers and increasingly shunned by kids moving on to fancy cell phones and iPods at younger ages, Toys R Us (TOY) says it might shed its toy business in a major restructuring.

Amazon And Toysrus Told To Have Their
Geniuses Solve The Legal Dispute

Amazon And Toysrus Told To Have Their
Geniuses Solve The Legal Dispute 08/12/2004 04:49 PM
Following up on the increasingly acrimonious lawsuit between Amazon and Toys 'R' Us comes a judge's order today that t wo sides need to work together to solve this dispute. The problem, of course, is that the complaints from Toys R Us are somewhat unreasonable. They have an "exclusive" relationship to sell toy products, but Amazon's offering allowing anyone to set up their own shop makes it difficult to police to make sure that no one else dare sell toys on Amazon's site (especially without pissing off sellers who didn't realize they couldn't sell toys). In their effort to be as annoying as possible, Toys R Us has apparently had someone watching Amazon and documenting any time an item slips through. The judge points out that its silly to order sanctions against Amazon for letting a few items slip through, but that their "geniuses" better figure out an automated way to stop it pretty damn quick. In the meantime, Amazon is still hoping to completely dissolv e the relationship with Toysrus.com, realizing they could probably do a better job on their own and not have to worry about all of this. Toys R Us, meanwhile, seems to be thinking about getting out of the toys business altogether.

Amazon Sex Toys?

Amazon Sex Toys? 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
I have a sick mind. And I'm a visual person. I was checking out something on Amazon and that stupid gold box in the upper right corner shook and caught my attention. For some reason I decided that I ought to see what was in it this time, not that I've ever found anything remotely interesting there before. But, you know, there's always a first time... The first item that came up... Well, let's just say it surprised me. I...

Behind the Toys 'R' Us/Amazon Spat

Behind the Toys 'R' Us/Amazon Spat 05/26/2004 07:34 AM
Business Week May 26 2004 12:05PM GMT

Amazon countersues Toys R Us

Amazon countersues Toys R Us 06/30/2004 10:55 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 30 2004 2:10PM GMT

Toys R Us May Sell Global Toy Business

Toys R Us May Sell Global Toy Business 08/11/2004 11:51 AM
Looks like Toys "R" Us is feeling the heat from competitors such as Target and Wal-mart these days. Read more about what lies ahead for the toy giant in this Excite.com article here.

Amazon Seeks Divorce, $750M from Toys R
Us

Amazon Seeks Divorce, $750M from Toys R
Us 06/26/2004 05:17 PM

Amazon.com and Toys R Us head to divorce
court

Amazon.com and Toys R Us head to divorce
court 07/01/2004 12:31 AM
Toys R Us sues Amazon over a broken exclusivity agreement. Amazon countersues saying the charges are baseless and Toys R Us hasn't lived up to their end of the bargain.

Judge orders Amazon and Toys R Us to
work together

Judge orders Amazon and Toys R Us to
work together 08/12/2004 06:40 PM
SiliconValley.com Aug 12 2004 10:42PM GMT

Legal Fight Is No Fun for Amazon, Toys R
Us (Reuters)

Legal Fight Is No Fun for Amazon, Toys R
Us (Reuters) 06/29/2004 08:16 PM
Reuters - The legal wrangling between two of the biggest players in toys and online retailing -- Toys R Us Inc. (TOY.N) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O) -- could end their partnership, leading analysts to wonder what is next for the two companies.

Geoffrey Giraffe Sues Amazon.com

Geoffrey Giraffe Sues Amazon.com 05/24/2004 02:27 PM
theodp writes "Toysrus.com announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com, charging the e-tailer with violating the letter and spirit of an agreement that called for Toysrus.com to be the only authorized seller of Toy and Game and Baby Products on the Amazon.com platform through 2010. The lawsuit comes after Toysrus.com attempted to resolve the matter amicably, including third party mediation." There was some surprise a few years ago when Amazon signed up Toysrus.com, who had made quite an effort to run their own e-commerce site - but had tremendous difficulties in doing so. Still, this legal dispute seems to focus on the fact that individual merchants are also selling toys and baby products - and not that Amazon has set up a specific shop selling competitive items. It would be pretty difficult for Amazon to tell their various individual merchants that they simply can't sell toys or games - which would basically hand that entire market over to eBay.

Amazon to sell Getty Images

Amazon to sell Getty Images 06/02/2004 04:38 PM
ZDNet UK Jun 2 2004 8:16PM GMT

BTG sues Amazon over intellectual
property rights

BTG sues Amazon over intellectual
property rights 09/16/2004 08:38 PM
Infomatics Sep 17 2004 0:37AM GMT

American Express, Amazon offer fee break
to sell online

American Express, Amazon offer fee break
to sell online 07/30/2004 03:30 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jul 30 2004 8:18PM GMT

Verizon Sues to Stop Privacy Rules;
Wants to Sell Call Data

Verizon Sues to Stop Privacy Rules;
Wants to Sell Call Data 01/13/2003 03:51 AM
Your taking it out of context, a more realistic likening would be google ranking pages based on the number of clickthroughs on their own search results. ...

Amazon seeks to cut Toys "R"
Us ties

Amazon seeks to cut Toys "R"
Us ties 06/29/2004 12:54 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Mon Jun 28, 08:13 pm GMT

Toys: Yomega is putting a new spin on
old toys

Toys: Yomega is putting a new spin on
old toys 06/07/2004 08:58 AM
Boston Globe Jun 7 2004 1:34PM GMT

where earlier in the day there used to
be the biggest Toys R Us in the world,
in its place is now a store that sells
the nastiest sex toys in the world.

where earlier in the day there used to
be the biggest Toys R Us in the world,
in its place is now a store that sells
the nastiest sex toys in the world. 05/18/2004 07:24 PM
Choose Your Own New York You're in town to visit your wealthy and eccentric Aunt Ginny, who is spending the day having her blood replaced with Botox on the Upper East Side. Now you have the entire day to yourself to explore the most exciting city in the world! -- A Choose Your Own Adventure story, updated.

HOF Stormtroopers At Toysrus.com

HOF Stormtroopers At Toysrus.com 05/27/2004 10:52 AM
With free shipping on orders over $25, army builders will be interested to see Toysrus.com has the Death Star Chase Stormtrooper in stock for $7.99 each. Thanks to budda for the tip.

More toys daddy, more toys

More toys daddy, more toys 12/27/2004 05:17 AM

Amazon accidentally revealed the real
names of many anonymous reviewers this
week, through a bug in the amazon.ca
back-end

Amazon accidentally revealed the real
names of many anonymous reviewers this
week, through a bug in the amazon.ca
back-end 02/14/2004 03:55 PM
unmasked .. glitch

nytimes.com/2004/02/14/technology/14AMAZ.html
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Europe may be close to allowing Oracle
bid

Europe may be close to allowing Oracle
bid 09/25/2004 01:06 PM
Techzonez Sep 25 2004 5:15PM GMT

Europe Is Said to Be Close to Allowing
Bid by Oracle

Europe Is Said to Be Close to Allowing
Bid by Oracle 09/24/2004 10:05 PM
New York Times Sep 25 2004 2:42AM GMT

10.3: A fix for proftpd not allowing
user login

10.3: A fix for proftpd not allowing
user login 11/03/2003 11:10 AM
This is a hint on making the proftpd ftp server work on Panther. I use it because it allows me to lock users in their home directory, whereas with the ftp server that comes with the system, a user can roam the whole directory...

Industry Deal Set on Allowing Limited
DVD Copying

Industry Deal Set on Allowing Limited
DVD Copying 07/18/2004 12:49 AM
Techzonez Jul 18 2004 5:11AM GMT

Cell phone co. allowing call limits

Cell phone co. allowing call limits 05/15/2004 11:15 PM
Boston Globe May 16 2004 3:36AM GMT

Exchange Server allowing Spam to be
Relayed

Exchange Server allowing Spam to be
Relayed 11/15/2003 03:26 PM
For those of you that have certain versions of Exchange server running you need to disable the Guest account. [ZDNet]...

Should Companies Be Sued For Allowing
Pornographic Spam?

Should Companies Be Sued For Allowing
Pornographic Spam? 12/03/2003 11:06 AM
Here come the lawyers. This topic has been discussed before, but as the spam problem gets worse, more lawyers are sensing a chance to make a little extra money, so it's coming up again. Lawyers are now looking to sue companies that allow pornographic spam to reach employee in-boxes saying that it creates an unsafe working environment. Of course, companies already know what a pain spam is to their employees, and they would love to stop it. The problem is that spam is very difficult to stop effectively, and many spam-stopping solutions create additional problems as well (whether its additional maintenance costs or lost legitimate emails). Blaming the spam on the companies that don't use filters seems a bit misplaced. The people who should be blamed are the spammers themselves. Besides, in most cases, the spam is due to someone letting their email address become public. If these lawsuits are valid, then it actually will encourage people to be fast and loose with their email address to get as much porn spam as possible - just to sue their employers.

allowing Dreamworks to create fake
profiles

allowing Dreamworks to create fake
profiles 07/13/2004 01:39 AM
Wired on Friendster's "Anchorman" campaign .. fakester hypocrisy

wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64156,00.html
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