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| March 5, 2010 |
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Seeking to shed light on the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement negotiations, US Senator Ron Wyden has released responses to questions posed in a letter to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk by the
Senator in January.
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| March 1, 2010 |
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Senators Ron Wyden and Judd Gregg have proposed measures to tax and regulate internet gambling in the United States as part of the 'Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification' Bill, introduced recently in the Senate.
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| February 26, 2010 |
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Two Advocate General opinions at the European Court of Justice in cases related to gaming and betting restrictions, respectively in Austria and Sweden, are viewed as positive progress in the struggle to remove anti-competitive practices.
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| February 25, 2010 |
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In his 'Chairman's letter', Sears Holdings Chairman, Edward Lampert, stated that the unbalanced competitive advantage created by E-commerce's failure to collect sales tax meant that the current set of rules would not be 'sustainable without severe competitive and community damage over time'.
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| February 24, 2010 |
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Maryland, Illinois, Vermont and Virginia have followed the lead of New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island, by submitting bills which would force online retailers with locally based marketing affiliates to collect sales tax for their state, the so-called 'Amazon tax'.
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| February 24, 2010 |
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The European Data Protection Supervisor has expressed concern
that the negotiations towards an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which have potentially serious implications for individual
privacy, are being held under an apparent cloak of secrecy.
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| February 22, 2010 |
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Automatic payment terminals in Russia could be brought to a halt in April, since the Russian Federal Tax Service is reaching crisis point in the registration process, which by law is supposed to be completed by April 1, 2010.
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| February 16, 2010 |
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The Senate Finance Commission has adopted an amendment to the country’s
2010 supplementary finance bill, providing
for the introduction of a tax levied on online advertising.
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| February 16, 2010 |
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Colorado has passed House Bill 1193 to add a 2.9% sales tax to Internet purchases made by Coloradans.
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| February 16, 2010 |
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European Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier's recent commitment to address the situation of gaming and betting at EU level has been welcomed by the betting industry, despite increasing evidence that European countries are going their own ways.
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| February 12, 2010 |
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Three of France's largest casino groups have joined together to sue several online casino operators with the objective of blocking any licensing to the defendants for at least two years.
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| February 11, 2010 |
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A cross-party committee of UK lawmakers has concluded that the government's controversial proposals to disconnect persistent illegal file sharers from the internet probably doesn't breach individuals' human rights.
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| February 11, 2010 |
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According to a statement from the Ministry of Public Security, a campaign has been launched to crack down on 'domestic and foreign groups that organize online gambling, and severely punish criminals'.
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| February 9, 2010 |
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In accordance with 'Internet Information Services' (State Council Order No. 292), the Beijing Bureau of Industry and Commerce, responsible for business registration and regulation in China, said it wishes to revive 2008 plans to register and tax e-commerce in order to 'standardize its regulation and combat illegal Internet activities, promoting the integrity of the system'.
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| February 8, 2010 |
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The US House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law has sat to discuss 'State Taxation: The Role of Congress in Defining Nexus.' The Tax Foundation advocated a physical presence standard in written testimony, especially in an age of e-commerce.
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| February 2, 2010 |
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The European Commission has initiated an infringement procedure against France
relating to the 'telecoms tax' on telecommunications operators.
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| January 28, 2010 |
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A House of Lords committee has called on the UK government to provide more substantial tax breaks for low budget British film and television productions and suggested that new tax breaks be considered to support the country's computer game developers.
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| January 27, 2010 |
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Motorola, Inc has announced that it has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission alleging that Research In Motion Limited, maker of the Blackberry mobile communication devices, has engaged in unfair trade practices by the importation and sale of products that infringe on five of Motorola’s patents.
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| January 25, 2010 |
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New licensing deals help push digital music sales to 27% of global revenues, although piracy is continuing to damage investment in artists, according to a new report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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| January 22, 2010 |
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Google in Germany is faced with anti-trust disputes with two German newspaper and magazine publishing associations, mapping firm Euro-Cities, and the Microsoft-owned price comparison site, Ciao.
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