A Florida company has sued over 150 companies over the ability to click a link and track packages during shipping, according to Bloomberg BNA. Shipping and Transit LLC owns patents related to monitoring vehicles’ movement and has filed infringement lawsuits Read more
Online sellers in the UK, EU, and beyond are wondering what the impact of a non-EU United Kingdom would be on their businesses. Thursday’s historic “Brexit” vote took many by surprise and leaves much uncertainty about the future of trade Read more
Brexit is now close to reality, and online sellers wonder what impact it will have on their businesses. The people of the UK voted on Thursday to exit the European Union, which is a group of 28 countries that work Read more
On Thursday, June 23, the UK will vote on a referendum to decide whether it should remain in the EU. If the UK pulls out of the European Union, that could complicate things for online buyers and sellers, domestically and globally. The Read more
Many eBay and online sellers firmly believe that if they own an item, they have the right to sell it no matter what under the First-Sale Doctrine. It’s not always that crystal clear to brands and copyright holders, however, as Read more
European governments want to collect taxes on international purchases made by their residents; marketplaces want to comply with government regulations around such taxes; and sellers are left in the middle. In the case of sellers outside the EU, a recent Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration criticized Amazon this week, stating that the company has a history of violating Hazardous Materials (HazMat) regulations. The harsh words came in a press release announcing that the agency proposed a $350,000 civil penalty against the Read more
Add Vermont to the list of states trying to put the burden of sales tax onto out-of-state sellers instead of on their residents who shop online. The state apparently wants online merchants to educate its residents about their sales use Read more
All retailers buy inventory to resell, but stores like Target don’t take kindly to being treated as a source of product for online sellers – or resellers, as they’re called. This week, images of internal documents showed up online indicating Read more
Rhode Island Representative Brian P. Kennedy wants online sellers across the nation to collect the state’s sales tax when selling to a customer in Rhode Island, regardless of whether the seller has nexus in the state. The representative introduced House Read more
