Is that based on your law degree? The fact that they were taking a fee is what meant in the eyes of the law that they were running a business. You are not legally responsible for what people do with t...
Taking a fee for a matchmaking service is not money transmitting. The theory of the case brought by the Feds was entirely novel, but the risk was very high to try to argue it in front of a jury and a judge who had demonstrated obvious animus to the defendants.
eBay does not need a money service business license to charge a fee to gold bullion dealers on its site
eBay does not need a money service business license to charge a fee to gold bullion dealers on its site