CLA/TIP Monthly Call – Online Sales Taxes After Wayfair (Wed Dec 12 at Noon PT)

The California Lawyers Association’s Intellectual Property Section, Technology, Internet & Privacy Subcommittee’s November Call is this Wednesday, November 14th at Noon Pacific Time. Dial-in number 855-520-7605 Passcode 1211276419# Agenda Part 1: Introduction Welcome/Introductions Part 2: Presentation Online Sales Taxes After Supreme Court Ruling in Wayfair with Jared Gordon, McCormick Barstow, LLP.(see biography below) Throughout the history…

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CLA IP Section Webinar: Online Sales Tax Collection After Wayfair (Dec. 4 @ Noon)

12/04/2018 – Online Sales Tax Collection After Wayfair CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Intellectual Property Law Section, Technology, Internet & Privacy Interest Group Credit(s): 1 Participatory MCLE Credits Course Number: IP_12-4-18 Original Program Date: December 4, 2018 Duration: 1 hour Access: Available for 3 months after purchase Date: December 4, 2018 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM…

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Supreme Court Greenlights Online Sales Tax

For over a generation, two Supreme Court decisions that essential predate the internet age has set a bright line rule that a state may not tax out of state retailers without a physical presence in the state.  National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Ill., 386 U. S. 753 (1967); Quill Corp. v. North…

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Supreme Court to Consider Online Sales Tax Collection

For the past decade, states have been battling with online retailers in state legislatures, the courts and in Congress over when a state may require an online retailer to collect sales tax.  At the center of the debate was the Supreme Court’s decision in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U. S. 298, 311 (1992) which…

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Tech and Trump: What to Expect From the Trump Administration (Part 2: Commerce, Misc.)

Last Updated 1/22/17 What does the incoming Trump administration mean for tech and tech policy?  Part 1 addresses the Tech industry’s strained relations with the President-Elect and an analysis on changes in policy to expect at the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department. Part 2 below addresses how Trump’s policies toward China…

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10th Circuit Upholds Colorado’s “Amazon Tax” Disclosure Law

In 2010, Colorado’s enacted “An Act Concerning the Collection of Sales and Use Taxes on Sales Made by Out-Of-State Retailers” which provided that out of state retailers exempt from collecting sales tax: Must provide “transaction notice” to purchasers that they may be subject to Colorado use tax(1) to send a “transactional notice” to purchasers informing…

Cyber Report: A Dozen Things You Need to Know (Patriot’s Day Edition)

April 20, 2015 A Dozen Things in Tech You Need to Know  Happy Patriot’s Day! Patriot’s Day commemorates that Battle of Lexington and Concord and the “shot heard ’round the world” that began the American Revolution.  It is a holiday in Maine and Massachachusetts and celebrated by, among other things, the running of the Boston…

FTC Watch: 2014 Priorities, Enforcement Update and the Battle over Cyber Security

FTC Watch 2014 Priorities, Enforcement Update and the Battle over Cyber Security When FTC Chair Ramirez tapped Jessica Rich to head the Consumer Protection Bureau, AdWeek noted: Rich’s appointment signals the agency will likely be aggressive in shaping privacy policy and bringing privacy enforcement actions, a goal Ramirez articulated in her first public appearance in early March.…

Supreme Court Not Delivering For Amazon

Supreme Court Let’s New York Amazon Ruling Stand The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the petition of Amazon.com and Overstock.com to review the New York high court’s decision to uphold its Amazon-tax statute.  The statute, the first of many in the nation, defined an in-state retailer for purposes of collecting sales tax to include a…