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Proposed Virtual Child Porn Law Trucking Along [Tokyo]

Won't someone think of the children? The imaginary children? Don't worry, Japanese politicians are. More » ...

1 hour on kotaku.com


Amazon and Colorado go to war over new sales tax law

Consumers have long enjoyed the fact that they don’t need to pay sales tax on purchases they make on online stores so long as the company is based in another state than the one they live in. However, as state budgets continually spin out of...

16.5 hours on tech.blorge.com


New State Law Bumps Colorado Off Amazon's Affiliate Map

Online retailer Amazon has ended all Colorado-based affiliate accounts after a new law passed by the state's legislature would have forced them to collect and pay state sales taxes. The law, HB 10-1193, states that any affiliate marketer making...

17.5 hours on readwriteweb.com


Amazon fights back at Colorado sales tax law, fires affiliates

Colorado recently passed a law allowing the collection of taxes from online purchases in an attempt to narrow a gap in the state’s budget. The law requires online retailers to collect taxes or provide the state with a summary of purchases by...

20.5 hours on geek.com


Law of the Game analyzes ex-IW bosses' suit against Activision

[Maveric2003] When various legal fracases arise from time to time, we turn to Law of the Game's Mark Methenitis, an actual, real lawyer, for thorough analysis. So, Methenitis kindly looked over the full complaint filed against Activision by...

39 hours on joystiq.com


Amazon cuts off affiliates in Colorado over new sales tax law

Amazon.com is retaliating a newly minted Colorado sales tax law. The measure, recently signed by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, requires online retailers like Amazon to inform Colorado residents how much they owe in sales tax on web purchases — and...

40.9 hours on techflash.com


Researchers Find Law Mandating Care for People With Severe Mental Illnesses Helps Reduce Violence

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Columbia University researchers has determined that mandatory outpatient treatment for people with severe mental illnesses has led to a drop in violent behavior. The study was published in February in the...

44.7 hours on physorg.com


NSFW: Hey, America! Our draconian copyright law could kick your draconian copyright law’s ass

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I’ve always had mixed feelings about the DMCA. On the one hand, as an author, I like that it gives me a way to stop illegal copies of my work being distributed in the US, so ensuring that I can continue to make a living without having to get a...

3 days on techcrunch.com


Law Prevents British Websites From Being Archived

Lanxon writes "The law that allows the US Internet Archive to collect and preserve websites does not apply to British archivists. In fact, experts from the Archive and many other archivist institutions, argue that the only way the millions of...

4 days on slashdot.org


Adult Photography Record-Keeping and Inspection Law Threatens Free Speech, Privacy

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging a federal court judge to block two criminal statutes that unconstitutionally limit the free expression of millions of adults who use the Internet and...

5 days on eff.org


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