E-Commerce

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - May 3, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/6/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - CREDIT CARDS - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY -...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - April 26, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/29/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY -...more

Proposed E-Commerce Taxation Bill Might be Unconstitutional

by Michael Abate | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/26/2013

Much attention has been paid to the Marketplace Fairness Act currently under consideration in Congress. Understandably, that coverage has focused on whether the bill, which would permit states to require out-of-state...more

E-Commerce Providers Take Note: New York’s Highest Court Upholds “Amazon” Sales Tax Statute

by Hollis L. Hyans, Irwin M. Slomka | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/25/2013

On March 28, 2013, the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, issued a decision in Overstock.com, Inc. & Amazon.com, LLC, et al., holding that New York’s “click-through nexus” statute does not violate the Commerce Clause...more

Distribution in China – Legal Issues

by John Huang, Frank Schoneveld, Winston Zhao | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/4/2013

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to offer “Distribution in China – Legal Issues*,” a one-stop resource covering distribution in China, including: The business models and legal structures most commonly used for...more

California Privacy Laws Don’t Protect Consumers Online

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 2/14/2013

The California Supreme Court ruled last week that online retailers of electronically downloaded goods may seek personal information from customers who use credit cards, bypassing privacy restrictions placed on physical...more

California Supreme Court: Online Retailers May Require Personal Info for Electronic Downloads

by Michael Mallow, Michael Thurman | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/13/2013

Online retailers do not violate California's credit card privacy law by requiring consumers to provide personal information, including their addresses and phone numbers, as a condition of accepting credit card payments for...more

California Supreme Court Holds Online Download Purchase Transactions Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/11/2013

On February 4, the California Supreme Court held, in a 4-3 split ruling, that the personal privacy protections afforded consumers by the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act do not apply when the item purchased is downloaded via the...more

You Can’t Make a Square Peg Fit in a Round Hole: California Supreme Court Holds Online Purchases of Electronically Downloadable...

by Megan Low, David McDowell, Purvi Patel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/6/2013

Handing a victory to online retailers, on February 4, 2013, the California Supreme Court held in a split decision that online transactions involving electronically downloadable products fall outside the scope of the...more

Major Win for eCommerce Businesses: California Supreme Court Rules On-Line Merchants May Collect Personal Information to Verify...

by Helen Christakos | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 2/6/2013

The California Supreme Court held today in Apple v. Superior Ct. that on-line merchants may require customers to provide personally identifying information (such as home address and phone number) to purchase electronically...more

California Supreme Court Decision Signals Victory For Online Retailers

by Joshua Reiten, Bobbie Wilson, Michael Young | Perkins Coie on 2/6/2013

The California Supreme Court recently issued a landmark ruling in Apple Inc. v. Superior Court (formerly Krescent v. Apple Inc. in trial court proceedings), a case with wide-reaching implications for consumer privacy in...more

Privacy in China: New Rule to Protect Personal Information

by Gregory Louvel, Jingzhou Tao | Dechert LLP on 2/4/2013

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China adopted a Decision Relating to Strengthening the Protection of Information on the Internet (the Decision) on December 28, 2012....more

US Tech Companies May Soon be Required to Report Security Breaches to the EU

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/23/2013

U.S. based tech companies that store data on the Internet may soon be required to report the loss or theft of personal information to the E.U. or face sanctions and fines according to legislation being proposed by the...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - January 18, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/22/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - PAYMENTS -...more

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Global Litigation

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

New legal ground is expected to be broken this year in areas of importance to companies and their directors, officers and executives. We see those developments coming from around the globe and defining the litigation...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - December 9, 2012

by BuckleySandler LLP on 12/12/2012

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - MISCELLANY - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY -...more

Don't Let a Data Breach Diminish Your Retail Profits This Holiday Season

by Thomas (Tom) C. Bell, Vivek Chopra, Todd M. Hinnen, Selena J. Linde, Michael Sussmann | Perkins Coie on 11/30/2012

For the first time, online retail sales exceeded $1 billion on Black Friday and reached nearly $1.5 billion on Cyber Monday this year. Analysts expect this increase in e-commerce to continue, and Forrester Research estimates...more

Sutherland Salt Shaker - November 2012

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 11/28/2012

In This Issue: - The Lone Star State Swings the Lasso Around E-Commerce Services - Don’t Mess with Texas: No Three-Factor MTC Election for You! - SALT Pet of the Month - The Clicks Keep on Coming in...more

Doing Business in Canada: Technology

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Many Canadian businesses are involved in researching and developing cutting-edge technology in a number of areas including: information technology, high-tech, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, clean technology, environmental...more

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