Whitman, a Republican candidate for California governor, was the first witness in a trial that began Monday in Delaware, pitting eBay Inc. and Craigslist.
EBay claims that Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and CEO Jim Buckmaster improperly acted to dilute eBays minority interest after a falling out in 2007. Craigslist claims in a countersuit that eBay used [...]

U.S. District Court Judge John Grady said not all postings on the Craigslist “Adult Services” section advertised prostitution and that other services could legitimately appear there.
“A woman advertising erotic dancing for male clients is offering an adult service, yet this is not prostitution,” he said in a 31-page opinion Tuesday.
He said such an ad “might [...]

U.S. District Judge John F. Grady in Chicago threw out the lawsuit filed by Sheriff Tom Dart, finding that the site was only a conduit for others to publish the ads and wasnt legally responsible for their content.
“Sheriff Dart may continue [...]

Launched as an e-mail list in 1995, Craigslists revenue is on pace to rise 23 percent this year to reach $100 million for the first time, based on an analysis by classified advertising industry consultants Advanced Interactive Media Group.
A spokeswoman for privately held Craigslist declined to comment on the revenue estimate, citing the San Francisco-based [...]

Five of the seven New York residents were arrested Wednesday on charges of corruption, conspiracy and money laundering. Theyre scheduled to appear in state Supreme Court on Wednesday in Queens, where authorities say the operation was based.
Authorities are searching for the two others.
Late Tuesday night, Craigslist chief executive Jim Buckmaster sued South Carolinas attorney general, [...]

Attorney General Henry McMaster threatened last week to prosecute Craigslist executives for aiding and abetting prostitution if an ad on the Web site leads to a prostitution case in South Carolina. The prosecutor has said his office is investigating the ads, but so far no charges have been brought.
The San Francisco-based Craigslist has come under [...]

The old category will be replaced with one listing “adult services,” and a fee will be charged, the company said. Employees will monitor every posting before it appears online – a precaution the site has been criticized for refusing to take in the past.
Pressure to remove the category increased this spring after a Boston medical [...]

In the past, it might have been easy to find someone for the night on Craigslist, but recent efforsts are cleaning up prostitution found there. Jim Buckmaster, Craigslists CEO, said the deal will allow legitimate escort services to continue advertising, while providing a strong disincentive to companies that are conducting illegal business.
“We dont view it [...]