This is actually a new posting on yet another net taxes moratorium bill, this one sponsored by Virginia Senator George Allen . “Senator Allen’s legislation will permanently ban taxes on Internet access, as well as taxes on Internet transactions by multiple jurisdictions, and discriminatory taxes that unfairly target Internet transactions.” The bill, the Internet Tax… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: E-Commerce
Google v. SearchKing
The legal rangling between search engine giant Google and a search engine portal aggregator called SearchKing is playing out in the U.S. Western District Court of Oklahoma. The lawsuit by SearchKing revolves around the use of Googles’ Page Rank Algorithm, a system by which websites are displayed in response to Google queries based on popularity… Continue Reading
E-Commerce Taxation Resource
Professor Annette Nellen of San José State University has created an extensive, well documented and up-to-date resource on net taxation issues: E-Commerce Taxation – Guide to Understanding the Current Discussion & Debate + Links. She includes the full-text of her own work on e-commerce issues, as well as annotated links to government reports (GAO, CRS,… Continue Reading
Federal Gov't and States Different Approach On Net Taxes
Declan McCullagh reports on new legislation, The Internet Tax Non-Discrimination Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Chris Cox and Sen. Wyden. Although not mentioned in Declan’s article, the bill numbers for the new legislation are S. 52 and H.R 49, and appear in the January 7, 2003 Congressional Record. The bills seek to “permanently extend the moratorium… Continue Reading
Financial Data Disappearing From Corporate Websites
In this article, Companies Are Divided on Providing Online Data, the New York Times examines the growing trend among corporate websites to limit the amount of financial data they make available to investors, who often make corporate sites their first stop when conducting research. While some companies choose to continue to provide a deep archive… Continue Reading
Consumer Aversion to Paying for Net Content Slowly Eroding
According to a new survey, The Online Content Report (cost $795), web sites are increasingly migrating to fee-based content, and larger numbers of consumers are agreeing to open their wallets to pay the fees. The perspective of this report is not a shifting paradigm in consumer attitude toward pay content sties, but rather the reality… Continue Reading
Antitrust Suit Filed Against Amazon and Partner Borders
A number of news sources just reported on a class action suit filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, on October 29, 2002 by Amazon.com customer Gary Gerlinger. The source of the information apparently originates from a 12/11/2002 Form 10Q filing by Borders Group, Inc. The following statement appears in the filing:… Continue Reading
Online Banking Report
According to this new Pew Internet Project report, Online Banking: A Pew Internet Project Data Memo, there has been huge surge in consumer adoption of online banking, with a “164% increase…since early 2000.” Approximately 37 million Americans currently perform their banking transactions online. Continue Reading
New Doctor-Patient E-Mail Guidelines
Patient’s increasingly indicate that they want to communicate with their physicians via e-mail. However, there are major impediments to this process, including medical liability issues, patient privacy concerns, and billing considerations. However, according to this press release from the eRisk Working Group for Healthcare, new unified guidelines for physician-patient e-mail are now available that have… Continue Reading
Resistance to E-Signatures From Federal Agencies
The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (“ESIGN”) went into effect on October 1, 2000. It provides that digital signatures are legally valid for use in commercial and government documents. However, compliance with the law has been slow at best, as courts and agencies such as the EPA continue to seek exemptions from… Continue Reading
Gov't Will Not Regulate Web Airfares
Orbitz is no doubt pleased with the Department of Transportation’s decision not to propose new regulations on the advertisement and sale of airline tickets on the Web. See my previous relating posting here. Continue Reading
Computer Troubles Persist at Dept. of the Interior
According to a GAO review, the Department of the Interior continues to have major administrative problems, including those that include their IT infrastructure. Federal Computer Week (FCW) has updated readers on the issues that continue to plague the agency some 11 months after U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth’s order to shut down all online systems.… Continue Reading
