SB 27, the “Shine the Light” privacy bill sponsored by California State Senator Liz Figueroa, would, as indicated in the most recently amended version (September 5): “…require a business that discloses a customer’s personal information, including information relating to income or purchases, to a 3rd party for direct marketing purposes to provide the customer, within… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: E-Commerce
District Court Rules in Favor of Pop-Up Ads
Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, of the US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia released a decision on September 5 that stated “Alas, we computer users must endure pop-up advertising,” in the case of U-Haul International, Inc., v. WhenU.com, Inc., et al., Civ. Act. No.03-1469-A. Partial summary judgment had already been granted on June 23 against… Continue Reading
Consumers and Fee-Based Newspaper Content
Newspapers Want to Charge for Content, but Will Readers Pay? Peter Krasilovsky, Senior Partner, Borrell Associates, a media consulting firm, speaking at a recent workshop on journalism, stated that “Paid content is a great way to make more money, but the real money is in advertising and marketing…” Continue Reading
FCC Extends the Effective Date of Amended Fax Advertising Rules
From the FCC press release, August 19: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended to January 1, 2005, the effective date of its new rules requiring written consent before sending advertising faxes. This action does not change the effective date for the comprehensive telemarketing rules, including other rules regarding faxes, adopted on June 26, 2003.… Continue Reading
Report Measures Consumer Satisfaction With Web Engines, News
Consumers Rate Online Search, Portals, and News: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: “E-businesses are getting better overall in the view of their customersbut performance varies widely from company to company, according to the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) study released today. The report, which includes measurements of search engines, portals,… Continue Reading
Trio of Articles on E-Commerce
From the New Jersey Law Journal: Is Open Source the Beginning or End of the Software Revolution?: “The debate between open source and the traditional license model is gaining attention at all levels of the electronic universe.” Contract Law, Arbitration Agreements and the Internet: “Now that businesses have moved toward an increasing amount of e-commerce,… Continue Reading
New Decision Protects ISPs, Website Owners
From News.com: Internet service providers and Web site operators are breathing a collective sigh of relief following a court decision…from August 13 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit…that preserves a key aspect of their immunity under the Communications Decency Act. Continue Reading
Amazon Wins Domain Name Dispute
Amazon wins tussle over lookalike site: “A Web site owner arguing that online retailer Amazon.com Inc. cannot lay exclusive claim to the name of the world’s second longest river to sell goods on the Internet learned today that … well, yes it can. Arbitrators for the United Nations copyright agency WIPO told the Arizona man… Continue Reading
New Study Addresses Rights of Digital Copyright Holders and Consumers
GartnerG2 and The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School released a study, Copyright and Digital Media in a Post-Napster World (46 pages, pdf), which addresses: “the issues surrounding the current digital media ecosystem, including the legal and regulatory developments regarding copyright and related intellectual property issues; business models upset by digital… Continue Reading
Report Indicates Decline in Software Piracy
A new Business Software Alliance (BSA) state-by-state study indicates a slight decline in software piracy in the United States, with overall national loses to be approximately $1.9 billion. The study provides data that includes: state piracy rate, state dollar retail losses, state employment losses, total wage and salary losses, total tax losses, as well as… Continue Reading
News About Google, E-Commerce and Rivals
Google targeted by search engine rivals: “The steady growth has turned Google into one of the Internet’s biggest success stories, and made the still relatively small company of 1,000 employees a target for some formidable foes. Both Yahoo! and Microsoft are searching for ways to steal Google’s thunder in a showdown that could reshape the… Continue Reading
Non-Profit Fights Spam
The Inbox Defense Task Force is “a non-profit legal research organization dedicated to tracking down the true identities of spammers.” The organization lists the following goals on its website: Find the Spammers; Create Courtroom-Quality Documentation; Enable Prosecution and Private Legal Action. A lengthy review of this organization’s work, by Keith H. Hammonds, a Fast Company… Continue Reading
