Accuses eBay of copyright violation and claims infringements occur every six seconds.
It's a bit complicated untangling this one. Essentially, the lawsuit is being brought by Joltid, which is owned by Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis.
It says Skype, which eBay bought four years ago for $2.6 billion, is using its P2P code without authorisation, and that damages are piling up at a rate of more than $75 million a day.
Skype previously had a licence to use the code, but this arrangement was terminated earlier this year.
"The Skype companies have continued to infringe Joltid's copyrighted works on a massive scale," the lawsuit said.
"Each day that the Skype Companies continue to make available its Internet telephone software for download, Skype users download Joltid's copyrighted works approximately six times per second."
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Skype has been a dismal adventure for eBay, which has never developed a natural fit between online auctions and voice over IP phone calls.
It is now looking to sell a 65 percent stake for $1.9 billion to a consortium of investors.
