Ecommerce Industry News
eBay’s shipping calculator is in violation of another company’s patents, according to a lawsuit filed on December 20th. Paid Inc. is suing eBay for patent infringement, claiming it had demonstrated its online shipping calculator to […]
Dire economic forecasts couples with unending demands on state financial resources appeared to be a catalyst that would lead more states to pass “Amazon laws,” where online retailers would be forced to collect sales tax […]
The lure of easy money with minimal work has ensnared a business and several dozen consumers, with the Idaho Attorney Generalbecoming involved after multiple complaints. The department’s investigation into a Boise firm called eCommerce Support LLC […]
It took almost 2 years, but a seller who filed a class action lawsuit against eBay over its Featured Plus optional listing upgrade has reached a court-approved preliminary settlement with eBay. The company, while denying […]
When he wasn’t lofting kites into stormy skies, Benjamin Franklin was requoting memorable lines from Hamlet like “neither a borrower nor a lender be.” It’s advice the parties embroiled in a legal kerfuffle over the […]
After eBay warned sellers last month about how Congress might try to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, it came out swinging again on Cyber Monday over the online sales tax issue. This time, eBay criticized the SBA(Small Business […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by Amazon and Overstock challenging a law in New York state requiring some out-of-state Internet retailers to collect sales taxes. The case stems from […]
Greg Rosenberg is a Security Engineer at Trustwave. In today’s guest column, he explains new standards for PCI DSS compliance that will impact online merchants who accept credit card payments directly through a merchant credit […]
eBay sent an email to sellers on Monday asking them to contact their members of Congress regarding the pending online sales tax bill. “If the Marketplace Fairness Act is allowed to become law, it could […]