Amazon files complaint against tax law

May 02, 2008

On May 2, Amazon filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court objecting to the state law approved by Gov. David A. Paterson last week, which requires out-of-state online retailers to collect taxes on everything sold in the state if it has agents or affiliates in New York. Amazon, which has thousands of affiliates with New York addresses, is contesting the constitutionality of the law.
 

PI on Google's case

April 28, 2008

Google is being sued by David Almeida, a private investigator who is using Google AdSense to promote his business. Almeida filed charged against the Web giant in federal court last Tuesday claiming the company deceived him and charged for ads displayed on third-party Web sites, a service he claims not to have requested — Almeida alleges that he left the "optional" box blank.
 

FCC looks into Web traffic jams

April 28, 2008

The Federal Commu­nications Commission has conducted two hearings on network management, following Comcast Corp.'s claim that it sometimes delayed file-sharing traffic for subscribers as a way to keep Web traffic flowing. FCC chairman Kevin Martin said that his agency has all the authority it needs to prevent Internet service provid­ers from discriminating against Web surfers and that new legisla­tion is unnecessary.
 

California dreamin' of iTax

April 28, 2008

California state lawmaker Charles Calderon is proposing a tax on music purchases made online. The proposal, AB1956, seeks to tax music downloads by adding sales tax to music purchases made online — increasing the price of the average iTunes download from 99 cents to $1.08.
 

EBay alleges dilution

April 28, 2008

EBay filed a lawsuit in the state of Delaware against community classified site Craigslist last Tuesday. The online auction site, which bought 28.4% of Craigslist in 2004, claims that Craigslist's two directors, founder Craig Newmark and chief executive Jim Buckmaster, unfairly diluted eBay's economic interest in the company in January.
 

Pay online for the earth

April 25, 2008

Digital Pulp launched a new brand site for The PayItGreen Alliance, formed by NACHA — the Electronic Payments Association — to encourage consumers and businesses to manage their finances electronically. The Web site, found at www.payitgreen.org, guides visitors to information about the benefits of online payment using animation.
 

Canadia Post/FedEx teamwork

April 25, 2008

Canada Post Corporation and FedEx Canada have teamed up to develop Priority Worldwide, a new international express service. The service will be delivered in Canada through Canada Post's retail and commercial networks, and worldwide through the FedEx international delivery network, beginning in Fall 2008.
 

Take a green ride

April 21, 2008

In an effort to promote its services as the earth-friendly alternative to cars, the Capital District Transportation Authority of Albany, NY, launched an iRide Green campaign, giving away 5,000 eco-friendly bus passes good for free rides all day on April 22, Earth Day. The campaign was promoted by online and outdoor advertising.
 

Big dip for UK dm

April 21, 2008

According to the quarterly Bellwether Report from the UK-based Institute of Practitioners in Advertis­ing, the direct marketing sector is showing its biggest decline in eight years. Budgets dropped 6.3% in the last quarter, the report said, spurred by weak sales and ongoing economic concerns.
 

Do-Not-Call Fee Extension Act of 2007 in place

April 21, 2008

The Do-Not-Call Fee Extension Act of 2007 has been enacted, setting the annual fees telemarketers will pay to access the registry in fiscal year 2009 at $54 for each area code of data accessed or $14,850 for access to every area code in the registry, whichever is less. More than 157 million phone numbers are currently enrolled in the National Do Not Call Registry.
 
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