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A truly potty French sculptor

French artist Jean-Pierre Raynaud had lost all hope in 1961, after serving two years in the Algerian War (1954-1962). His experience in the war had left him in extreme mental distress. He stayed in bed all day, blinking at the wall. He feared the world because of the brutality he had seen it cause.

French Court Orders eBay to Pay $61 Million to LVMH

A French court ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet. LVMH, a maker of high-end leather goods, perfumes and other fashion and luxury products, successfully challenged eBay for a second time in the French court, arguing that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes.

Parrot(R) Launches Elegant New Designer Collection With Digital Photo Frame Designed by Andree Putman

NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As people around the world celebrate Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the start of the French Revolution, Parrot, world leader in wireless mobile telephony devices, has announced a revolution of their own: the convergence of impeccable style, sophistication and technology with a new designer collection. Today, the company introduced the first product in the line, a unique digital photo frame created by internationally acclaimed French designer and interior architect, Andree Putman - the Coco Chanel of French interior design.

Parrot(R) Launches Elegant New Designer Collection With Digital Photo Frame Designed by Andree Putman

NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As people around the world celebrate Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the start of the French Revolution, Parrot, world leader in wireless mobile telephony devices, has announced a revolution of their own: the convergence of impeccable style, sophistication and technology with a new designer collection. Today, the company introduced the first product in the line, a unique digital photo frame created by internationally acclaimed French designer and interior architect, Andree Putman - the Coco Chanel of French interior design.

French Luxury Goods Firm Wins Bid on eBay

French luxury product manufacturer LVMH, whose brands include Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Kenzo, Mark Jacobs and Donna Karan, has won a €40 million case in the French courts against eBay for failing to prevent the sales of fake perfumes on the auction site. The court also said that eBay had also breached LVMH’s selective distribution agreements on a number of perfume brands. Ebay plans to appeal on both counts, stating that LVMH was operating restrictive practices.

French court imposes $61 million damages on eBay for selling counterfeit goods

A French court on Monday ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay €38.6 million, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet.

French citizen pleads guilty after trying to sell stolen Monet to FBI

MIAMI - A French man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to sell four valuable paintings stolen last year from a French art museum in a brazen robbery by masked, armed thieves.

French man pleads guilty in art theft case

MIAMI: A French man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to sell four valuable paintings that were stolen last year from a French art museum in a brazen robbery by masked, armed thieves.

French man admits in court he tried to sell stolen Monet and Sisley paintings

MIAMI: A French man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to sell four valuable paintings that were stolen last year from a French art museum in a brazen robbery by masked, armed thieves.

Piracy Threatens to put French Film Industry Out of Business

French anti-piracy association, the Association Against Audiovisual Piracy (ALPA), claims that piracy in France is so rampant that it threatens to put the entire French movie industry out of business.

French court rules against eBay over luxury fakes

Didier Malka, a lawyer for the French luxury goods company LVMH at the courthouse in Paris on Monday. EBay Inc. lost a second French court ruling over claims the company doesn't do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit goods.

Man pleads guilty in French art theft case

MIAMI: A French man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to sell four valuable paintings that were stolen last year from a French art museum in a brazen robbery by masked, armed thieves.

French court orders eBay to pay damages of $61.6 million to French brands

A commercial court in Paris has upheld a claim against eBay by luxury brands manufacturer group Louis Vuitton Malletier and Christian Dior Couture, ordering eBay to pay damages to the brands totaling €38.8 million, or about $61.6 million, for the sale of counterfeit goods on its site. EBay says it will appeal the decision.

MY BABY BOOMS ON THE NINTENDO DS

Nobilis, the French publisher is proud to announce that its baby lifesim game“My Baby�, recently released in France in two versions“My Baby Boy™� and“My Baby Girl™�, has just topped the French charts. My Baby ranked N°1 on Nintendo DS™ French market week 26. The Game has just been released in Spain, Benelux, Italy, and Portugal where the same level of performance is expected.

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EBay Gets Hit By France's Handbag

There's an old joke about the French surrendering to anyone and anything, but one place France never surrenders is in the courtroom where money is involved. If you're a foreign firm doing business in France and your business model rubs an established French business the wrong way, the French court system isn't shy about whacking you with the big stick. EBay is the latest company to take a beating in Paris. They've been ordered to pay LVMH, the maker of luxury brand goods like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, $61 million dollars for allowing counterfeit copies to be sold on EBay's auction site. C'est la vie? Non! Cest la guerre!

(Hilaire Germain) Edgar Degas

(born July 19, 1834, Paris, France—died September 27, 1917, Paris) French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was prominent in the Impressionist group and widely celebrated for his images of Parisian life. Degas's principal subject was the human—especially the female—figure, which he explored in works ranging from the sombre portraits of his early years to the studies of laundresses, cabaret singers, milliners, and prostitutes of his Impressionist period. Ballet dancers and women washing themselves would preoccupy him throughout his career. Degas was the only Impressionist to truly bridge the gap between traditional academic art and the radical movements of the early 20th century, a restless innovator who often set the pace for his younger colleagues.

An artist's palate

To celebrate the arrival of Veuve Clicquot Rose NV in New Zealand, the French Champagne house has commissioned artist Gidon Bing to create a series of temporal public outdoor sculptures. Bing is an Auckland-based painter and sculptor. He has both academic and formal training as a sculptor and has lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East and America. His work has been acquired by collectors around the world.

First stone laid for Louvre's Islamic art gallery

Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Bin Abdul aziz Al Saud, front left, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy, front right, places a map of the Louvre museum's future Islamic art department inside its first stone on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in Paris, during a ceremony marking the launch of the works. In the background, from left to right, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's wife, Princess Ameera, Spiritual leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims the Aga Khan and French Culture minister Christine Albanel. Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Bin Abdul aziz Al Saud, front left, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy, front right, places a map of the Louvre museum's future Islamic art department inside its first stone on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in Paris, during a ceremony marking the launch of the works.

Billy Crystal, James Brown, Stephen Colbert

P aul McCartney has told Quebec nationalists "to smoke the pipes of peace" over their opposition to his free concert celebrating the city's 400th anniversary. Several artists and politicians have questioned McCartney's participation in the weekend birthday celebrations of French-speaking Quebec City because of his British roots. But McCartney said he was unmoved by their claim that his presence evokes painful memories of Britain's conquest of New France in 1759. Since the celebrations of the city's four centuries of French culture kicked off in July, Francophones have criticized elements of the festivities they feel are too English. The ex-Beatle said he had been working on expanding the lines of French he used in the 1965 hit "Michelle."

Paul McCartney, James Brown, Stephen Colbert

P aul McCartney has told Quebec nationalists "to smoke the pipes of peace" over their opposition to his free concert celebrating the city's 400th anniversary. Several artists and politicians have questioned McCartney's participation in the weekend birthday celebrations of French-speaking Quebec City because of his British roots. But McCartney said he was unmoved by their claim that his presence evokes painful memories of Britain's conquest of New France in 1759. Since the celebrations of the city's four centuries of French culture kicked off in July, Francophones have criticized elements of the festivities they feel are too English. The ex-Beatle said he had been working on expanding the lines of French he used in the 1965 hit "Michelle."

French association APOM renamed to Syndicate National Video Game

French games developers' trade association APOM has been renamed to SNVG (Syndicate National Video Game) after a unanimous vote by its members to 'transform' the organisation.

French handbag eBay over fakes

French court actseBay must pay £30.6m (€38.8m) in damages to posh handbag group LVMH for allowing fake versions of its designer bags to be sold on the auction site.…

French Man Pleads Guilty in Art Heist

A French citizen pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell four valuable paintings stolen from a Nice, France, art museum last year in a high-profile heist that led investigators from Europe to Florida and back again.

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