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- Thriving competition indeed. Unfortunately Erick's statement that "Microsoft killed off Netscape with Internet Explorer" perpetuates the myth the regulators are scared about in the...
- It's clear that you need to brush up on the facts before commenting. No, Level3 is not an ILEC. Qwest is, of course. And, no, Internet access is not at all like POTS. We are, most emphatically,...
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E-commerce advertising, meet sales tax. Sales tax, meet e-commerce advertising. And they are talking amongst themselves–in a New York court.
Last week Overstock.com filed a lawsuit against New York to overturn the state’s recently implemented sales tax law. Overstock%2 ... Continue reading »
Last week Overstock.com filed a lawsuit against New York to overturn the state’s recently implemented sales tax law. Overstock%2 ... Continue reading »
1 year ago
The NY law enshrines the pay-per-click advertisement model as the established, final, and perfect system for online advertising. Once it is defined and settled as a matter of law that this is how online advertising should be defined, it excludes all other (potentially superior) models.
What about the new Microsoft Live Search CashBack model? If this program proves successful, advertisers will prefer to pay based on the effectiveness of the advertisement (whether the customer actually makes a purchase) vs. pay-per-click. Based on this New York law, would sites that advertise using Microsoft's display ad platform be liable for sales tax, while those using Google/Doubleclick's would not?
11 months ago
http://seekingalpha.com/article/86766-amazon-ov...
5 months ago