Patent Holder Sues eBay and Alibaba Subsidiaries
A patent granted in 2007 for an eBay-selling tool is now at the center of two lawsuits filed on September 5, 2014, against eBay and two subsidiaries of Alibaba – Auctiva and Vendio. The United […]
Category: Tax and Legal Issues
eBay Warns Online Sales Tax Bill Could Return in Senate
As lawmakers return to Washington for the fall congressional session, eBay is warning that members of the Senate could renew the push to enact legislation authorizing the collection of sales taxes on online purchases. The […]
Mobile Shopping Apps Fall Short on Consumer Disclosures
As consumers increasingly shop with a smartphone or tablet, many mobile commerce applications lack mechanisms to resolve payment disputes and protect user privacy, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission. Staffers at the FTC […]
Retailers Fly to Washington to Press for Online Sales Tax Bill
As retailers from around the country converge on Washington this week, they plan to press members of Congress to enact legislation addressing online sales taxes, along with a host of other measures on the National […]
eBay and Louis Vuitton End Legal Battle over Counterfeiting Claims
In 2008, the public relations teams of eBay and Louis Vuitton’s parent LVMH sparred over a French court ruling over counterfeits and intellectual property rights. But last week, they came together and issued a joint […]
New Legislation Could Be Costly for Online Merchants Everywhere
New legislation enacted in Canada has the potential to cost businesses everywhere millions of dollars, and online merchants should beware. What are the penalties for committing a violation under CASL? If you commit a violation […]
Online Sales Taxes? One Seller Says Let PayPal and Visa Collect Them
Few topics garner the ferocious kind of reaction from the world of small business quite like taxes. As evidenced by responses to our discussion of owners of physical shops clamoring for more online sales tax collection, […]
Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Agitate for Online Sales Taxes
Do online sales need more regulation? Should online businesses follow Amazon’s lead and start collecting sales taxes now? Or would such a change prove disastrous for sellers doing $1 million or more annually in sales? […]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Etsy Style
Etsy says the sellers who make things to sell on its site are not part of a “charming little trend,” and it is taking its case to Washington, DC with some bold proposals. Among the […]
New Hampshire Senators Try to Protect Online Sellers in Their State
Online sellers in New Hampshire got some support from their Senators last week as legislators debate whether to pass a law requiring “remote sellers” to collect sales taxes for states and locales for purchases made […]