Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, September 22, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

"IT Confidential: Intellectual, Yes, But Whose Property Is It?" by John Soat
Information Week, 9/20/04
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=47900200

"China's online shopping in web of problems," Juliana Liu
Reuters, 9/20/04
http://digbig.com/4bskk

"No easy money on eBay: Local online sellers are cashing in, but at a price," By Annie-Laurie Blair
Enquirer, 9/21/04
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/21/biz_biz3aebay.html

"AOL rings up overhauled shopping service," By Kenneth Li (Reuters)
USA Today, 9/20/04
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2004-09-20-aol-shopping_x.htm

"Papers Defend Classified Turf," by Daniel Terdiman
Wired Magazine, 9/20/04
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65006,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2

"eBay: Product Managers" (Job postings)
Digital Media Jobs Blog (PaidContent.org), posted on 9/17/04
http://www.paidcontent.org/jobs/week_2004_09_12.shtml#010177

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Owner recovers £10,000 stolen china on eBay," By Tom Peterkin
Telegraph, 9/20/04
http://digbig.com/4bskg

Miscellaneous

"German Court Nixes Lawsuit Against Google" (AP)
SiliconValley.com, 9/21/04
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/9720810.htm