Amazon Tax Presentation @ ERA Convention

Why a Colorado State Law Could Turn E-commerce on its Head, taking place from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., focuses on the little-known issue that could have the biggest impact on attendees’ e-commerce… Read More →

TOP STORY: Oklahoma Passes Amazon-Lite Law

  TOP STORY  OKLA. GOES AMAZON-LITE;   STATES’ FISCAL CRUNCH WILL LAST UNTIL 2012      Following the lead taken by Colorado, Oklahoma enacted an “Amazon-Lite” law which, instead of seeking to extend… Read More →

The Hot Seat: Craigslist, Google & Microsoft

  The Hot Seat: Microsoft, Google & Craigslist   Moscow Partners with Microsoft Piracy Enforcement Team in Political Crackdown    A New York Times report revealed that the Russian government was using Microsoft anti-piracy… Read More →

In the Courts: Asis “No Mas”, P2P Privacy, Betcha.com Folds, Lexmark Offensive and MySpace Moms

  ASIS DECLARES “NO MAS” P2P PRIVACY, BETCHA.COM FOLDS LEXMARK OFFENSIVE AND MYSPACE MOMS Asis Declares “No Mas”, Calls It Quits As reported previously, a court ordered Asis Internet Service (a spamigator that… Read More →

600 Penn: Astroturfing Consent Decree, Acai Berry Bust and Substantiation Requirements

FTC Tags Reverb Communications for Astroturfing Public Relations firm Reverb Communications became one of the first companies to enter a consent decree under the new FTC Blogger Endorsement Guidelines after the FTC charged… Read More →

Blog Street: Unmasking Cyber Smearers, Righthaven and Philly “Blog Tax”

UNMASKING CYBER SMEARERS, RIGHTHAVEN AND PHILLY “BLOG TAX” Ninth Circuit Upholds Revealing Identities of Gripe Site Posters The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a District Court ruling exposing the identity of individuals… Read More →

CAPITOL WATCH: Privacy, Data Security Movement and E-Personation in California

CAPITOL WATCH Privacy, Data Security Movement and E-Personation in California WSJ Report Triggers Congressional Privacy Inquiry After  a Wall Street Journal investigation into the use of tracking technology at the top 50 websites revealed that… Read More →

TED’S TUBES: P3P NOT AOK AND FASTER THAN A CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO

TED’S TUBES:  P3P NOT AOK AND FASTER THAN A CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO       Carnegie Mellon Study: Website Compact Policies Do Not Match Practices A study by Carnegie Mellon University found that websites… Read More →

ILC IN THE NEWS: QUOTED OVER CYBER DISPUTE OVER DEAD SEA SCROLLS

Dead Sea Scrolls Debate Goes Digital, Spurs Criminal Trial Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press September 16, 2010 // . . . .New York University professor Lawrence Schiffman’s students and colleagues started getting panicked… Read More →