Comment by xbar
5 years ago
This does not mean that. This means that if you are a store and you sell something, you are liable.
Is a marketplace of vendors a store? No. Is a piece of software that enables a vendor a store? No. Is a store that runs software to host products from distributors a store? Yes. That's Amazon.
Slippery slope averted.
Largely agree with your assessment, but...
>Is a store that runs software to host products from distributors a store? Yes.
Is not valid (presupposed outcome)
Did you mean,
Is a marketplace implemented via software to host products from multiple suppliers a store?
Conclusion: Yes. It is. It has inventory. It brokers sales and transactions. It is a store.