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Spain Moves Tax Goalposts For E-Gaming Firms 5/27/2012 The Spanish tax authority has required that online operators with customers in Spain pay back-taxes under two historic laws that previously were not applied to offshore online gaming.
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NZ Tax Refunds Agents Under Scrutiny 5/23/2012 The practices of New Zealand's tax refund agents have come under the microscope, with the Commerce Commission warning that they may be failing to meet their obligations under the Fair Trading Act.
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Alderney Licenses International Charity Lottery 5/18/2012 The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has announced that it has provided
a license to the first international charity lottery to operate from the specialist e-gaming territory, situated in the English channel.
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WTO Nations Discuss IT Agreement Expansion 5/18/2012 Several countries have signalled that they will be starting informal bilateral and plurilateral
consultations on what products to add to the Information Technology Agreement.
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Lamy Sings Praises Of IT Agreement 5/16/2012 At the opening of a symposium to mark the 15th Anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement, which substantially liberalized taxes on the global trade of computer products, World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy emphasized that the success of the agreement could easily be transferred to other growth, and innovation-promoting industries.
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IoM E-Gaming Sector Recognised 5/15/2012 E-Gaming companies resident in the Isle of Man scooped multiple awards
at the eGaming Review Business to Business Awards, having been nominated for eighteen accolades.
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MEPs Agree Deal On Mobile Roaming Price Caps 5/14/2012 Data roaming and phone calls abroad for European Union consumers should be
much cheaper from July 1 this year, due to an agreement with the European Council
which has been endorsed by the European Parliament.
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UK E-Seller Amnesty Deadline Looms 5/14/2012 HM Revenue and Customs has warned people trading on the internet and who may have tax irregularities that they now have just one month to take part in the e-sellers tax amnesty and avail of lower penalty rates.
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Hearing Focusses On US Consumer Internet Privacy 5/10/2012 The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce have used their
testimonies before a hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science and Transportation to describe the Administration’s efforts to protect
consumer privacy over the internet.
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Gibraltar Promotes E-Gaming Specialism In US 5/9/2012 The Gibraltar government has sought to improve relations and expand on business
opportunities with United States regulators, operators and businesses, with a delegation led by the Rock's
Minister with responsibility for gambling, Gilbert Licudi, to the GiGse Totally
Gaming conference in San Francisco.
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US Issues Annual IPR Country Report 5/3/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual
‘Special 301 Report’ on the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of
US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property
rights (IPR).
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HMRC Warned Of RTI Impact On Small Firms 5/1/2012 The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group has said that the UK tax
authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has underestimated the impact of Real Time Information
on small employers.
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Kirk Explains US Asia-Pacific Trade Policy 5/1/2012 In remarks at Singapore Management University, the United States Trade Representative
Ron Kirk described the Administration’s broad trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region
as using the Trans-Pacific Partnership to make further progress with its
trading partners around the Pacific Rim.
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Singapore Achieves Record 97% E-Filing Rate 4/25/2012 The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has pointed out how the city
state’s taxpayers continued to enjoy the convenience of e-filing their tax
returns before this year’s due date of April 18.
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EU Data Watchdog Confirms ACTA Privacy Concerns 4/26/2012 The European Data Protection Supervisor has issued a further Opinion, deciding
that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement may have unacceptable side
effects on the fundamental rights of individuals, if its measures are not implemented
properly.
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Malta Signs Gambling Oversight Agreements 4/25/2012 Malta's Lotteries and Gaming Authority has announced the signing of three cooperation agreements with other regulators, the European Sports Security Association, the sports integrity agency of global soccer association FIFA, and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, to strengthen its domestic oversight capabilities and contribute towards international enforcement efforts.
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Antigua Issues Plea To US On E-Gaming 4/18/2012 Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has met with US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, to discuss Antigua and Barbuda’s internet gaming case against the United States.
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EU Consults On Rules For Wirelessly Connected Devices 4/13/2012 The European Commission has launched a public consultation to ensure that
the rights of individuals are respected in the so-called "Internet of Things", where everyday objects, such as phones and cars, are wirelessly connected
to the internet through smart chips, and can collect and share data.
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HMRC Launches 24-on-24 Webinar Programme 4/12/2012 HM Revenue and Customs' 'webinar' programme has been made available 24 hours a day, in a move designed to make information easier to access.
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Results Of Annual US Review Of Telecommunications Trade Agreements 4/10/2012 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced the results of
the 2012 annual review of the operation and effectiveness of telecommunications
trade agreements under Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988.
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World Economic Forum Issues Global ICT Report 4/6/2012 The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with INSEAD, has issued the Global
Information Technology Report for 2012, which is said to be the most comprehensive
assessment of the preparedness of global economies to leverage the networked economy.
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Obama Signs JOBS Act For Small Businesses 4/9/2012 On April 5, after a rare example of bipartisan agreement in the United States
Congress, President Barack Obama was able to sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups
(JOBS) Act, a bill to encourage startups and support small businesses without
the use of taxpayers’ money.
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EU Agrees ECJ Submission On ACTA 4/6/2012 The European Commission has taken the next step in referring the Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice, by agreeing on
the legal submission to be put before the Court.
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Channel Islands Will Not Appeal UK VAT Ruling 4/6/2012 The Jersey government has decided not appeal the decision of the High Court in
London, which ruled that the United Kingdom government's decision to revoke Low-Value
Consignment Relief (LVCR), a value-added tax concession, for the Channel Islands
was consistent with European Union law.
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Jersey Targets Digital Industries With New Agency 4/4/2012 A new agency, Digital Jersey, is to be established as a part of a public-private partnership aimed at promoting Jersey's digital industries - including e-gaming, e-commerce and Information
and Communications Technology, on the back of Jersey's newly updated Intellectual
Property legislation.
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EU Deal Reached On Mobile Roaming Price Caps 3/30/2012 Data roaming and phone calls abroad for European Union consumers
should be much cheaper form July 1 this year, due to a provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council.
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China To Quadruple E-Commerce Sales By End-2015 3/29/2012 The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released a Five
Year Plan which foresees e-commerce sales quadrupling to RMB18 trillion in the period to the end of 2015.
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Report Dissects Alderney's Role In Full Tilt Poker Case 3/30/2012 Alderney's Gambling Control Commission has welcomed the publication of an independent
report into decisions made in relation to
three companies which were licensed in Alderney to operate as Full Tilt
Poker.
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Retailer Departs Guernsey Over VAT Relief Blow 3/29/2012 British high street store retailer HMV has announced that it will close its warehousing and
distribution operations based in Guernsey following the confirmation from the UK government
that it will remove Low-Value Consignment Relief for packages imported from the Channel
Islands from April 1.
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FTC Issues Final Report On US Data Privacy 3/27/2012 The Federal Trade Commission has issued its final report setting forth best
practices for businesses to protect the privacy of United States consumers and
give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data.
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UK Confirms Gambling Tax Changes 3/27/2012 Offshore gambling firms have been dealt a blow in the United Kingdom's latest
Budget which amends the tax rules applicable to the supply of gambling services
to the UK market. Wagers will now be taxed on a point-of-consumption
basis, bringing offshore operators under the UK tax net.
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HMRC Readies Businesses For Online VAT Returns 3/27/2012 HM Revenue and Customs has warned of big changes ahead, as it prepares businesses for the e-payment of value-added tax returns.
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Australia Launches New Superannuation Advice Website 3/23/2012 The Australian government has launched a new website designed to offer advice on and help with access to improvements in the superannuation system.
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US, EU Issue Joint Statement On Data Privacy 3/22/2012 A joint statement, following a conference in which both European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and the United States Commerce Secretary John Bryson
participated, confirms the deepening trans-Atlantic dialogue on commercial data
privacy issues.
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UK Launches E-Sellers Tax Amnesty 3/19/2012 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has launched another tax amnesty scheme, this time targeting online marketplace sellers.
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Ireland To Extend Betting Tax To Online Bookies 3/15/2012 Ireland's online bookmakers will soon be liable to a transactions tax, bringing the country's internet gambling regime in line with that imposed on high-street shops.
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Sarkozy Relaunches Debate On 'Google Tax' 3/16/2012 Within the framework of his electoral campaign, French President Nicolas Sarkzoy
has recently re-launched the idea of imposing a tax on Internet giants, such as
Google.
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EU Data Protection Rules Still Not Comprehensive, Says Watchdog 3/12/2012 The European Data Protection Supervisor has generally welcomed the proposed
package for a reform of the European Union data protection law, but remains
concerned that it is 'far from a comprehensive set of rules'.
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WIPO Prepares for Launch of New gTLDs 3/12/2012 While trademark holders filed a record number of cybersquatting cases with the World Intellectual
Property Organization, pre-emptive measures are being organized to prevent
the abusive use of trademarks as generic top-level domains.
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BT, Talk Talk Lose UK File-Sharing Appeal 3/7/2012 On March 6, 2012, two of the UK's largest internet service providers, British
Telecommunications and Talk Talk, lost their court appeal against the controversial
Digital Economy Act 2010, which contains provisions designed to crack down on
copyright theft over the internet, is contrary to European Union law.
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Google's New Privacy Policy Raises EU Concerns 3/5/2012 Despite the concern expressed in the preliminary findings of the French
data protection regulator, Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, the internet company Google has gone ahead with the application of
its new privacy policy from March 1, 2012.
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MEPs Receive Public Petition Against ACTA 3/1/2012 The European Parliament has received a petition, signed by almost 2.5m people
worldwide, calling on its members 'to stand for a free and open internet
and reject the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement'.
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Obama Unveils Internet 'Bill of Rights' 2/28/2012 President Barack Obama has unveiled a United States 'Consumer Privacy Bill
of Rights' as part of a comprehensive blueprint to protect individual privacy
rights and give users more control over how their information is handled on
the internet.
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Gibraltar Puts Court Judgements Online 2/24/2012 The Gibraltar government has announced the launch a web portal to provide users with access to electronic
copies of Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and Privy Council judgements, as an enhancement to the existing Gibraltar Laws website.
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EU Refers ACTA To European Court 2/24/2012 The Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, has disclosed that the European Commission has agreed with his proposal to refer the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice.
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Belgium Tax Man Targets Internet Sales Sites 2/22/2012 The Belgian tax authorities have recently announced that they are now closely monitoring
Internet sales websites, including eBay, in a bid to clamp down on Internet
traders failing to meet their tax obligations.
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Antigua To Push WTO Enforcement Of 2005 US Gambling Ruling 2/21/2012 Antigua and Barbudan Minister of Finance and the Economy, Harold Lovell, has announced that Antigua will again launch WTO
proceedings against the United States and its treatment of offshore gambling operators.
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General Internet Filtering Not Allowable Under EU Law 2/21/2012 The European Court of Justice has refused to approve the imposition of an
injunction by a national court within the European Union which would have
required an internet service provider to install a general filtering system
with a view to preventing the illegal downloading of musical and audio-visual
files.
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UK Offers Online Seminars To Taxpayers 2/14/2012 The UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs has launched a 'webinar' programme, offering online tax help to businesses and the self-employed.
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Germany Stalls On ACTA 2/14/2012 Following rumblings of discontent against the agreement in other European Union countries, it has been disclosed that the German government will delay its
signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement until the European Parliament has given its approval.
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UK Outlines 2012 Tax Enforcement Plans 2/13/2012 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has outlined that in the coming year
it will focus its tax enforcement efforts on taxpayers that fail to make tax returns
and those that are liable to pay tax at the highest personal income tax rates,
as well as launching targeted campaigns in two specific sectors.
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Jersey's Investment Strategy Paying Dividends 2/9/2012 The contribution of Jersey Enterprise, the government's inward investment agency has been highlighted in a recent report
coinciding with the agency's name change to 'Locate Jersey' and formulation of a plan for future policy.
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E-Gaming Giant Applies For Jersey License 2/3/2012 The Jersey Gambling Commission has welcomed the application of Playtech, one of
the world's leading eGaming software and content specialists, for a Remote Gambling
licence.
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Groundbreaking Maritime Internet Solution Launched 2/1/2012 Maritime Very-Small-Aperture Terminal market leader KVH Industries has announced
a major upgrade to its mini-VSAT Broadband network, which will provide Internet availability for 95% of the Earth's surface, including
all of the world's major shipping routes, offshore oil fields and commercial fishing
grounds.
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European Parliament's ACTA Negotiator Resigns In Protest 2/1/2012 Kader Arif, a member of the Socialist and Democrat alliance within the European
Parliament (EP), who was also its rapporteur for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
Agreement (ACTA), has resigned his role and condemned the process which led to
its conclusion.
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US, Japan Make Progress On Trade Issues 1/31/2012 The United States and Japan have seen 'important progress' on a range
of trade and regulatory issues, as well as on new areas of joint cooperation,
that should expand trade opportunities for producers and consumers in both countries, according to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
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EU Proposes Comprehensive Data Protection Reforms 1/30/2012 European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed a comprehensive reform of the European
Union 1995 data protection rules to strengthen online privacy rights and
boost Europe's digital economy.
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European Commission Prepares New IP Directive 1/26/2012 European Commissioner Michel Barnier has confirmed that the Commission is closely
monitoring developments both in European Union member states and in other countries
in the field of intellectual property rights and online piracy, including the
current debate in the US Congress on proposed legislation.
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US Anti-Piracy Bills Delayed 1/25/2012 Following protests in the United States, current discussions in Congress on the
proposed Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act have been postponed
in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively.
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UK Author Calls For Tax Breaks To Help New Writers 1/20/2012 A tax incentive would help give new writers a head start in publishing, one of the UK's leading authors has said.
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Protests Grow Against US Anti-Piracy Bills 1/20/2012 A number of websites, including Wikipedia, Google, Facebook, Mozilla and Reddit,
have joined in a protest against the pending Stop Online Piracy Act and
PROTECT IP Act in the United States House of Representatives and Senate,
respectively.
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EU Issues E-Commerce Action Plan 1/18/2012 As part of the European Union’s Digital Agenda and the Single Market Act,
and in response to the request from the European Council to submit a roadmap for
the completion of the Digital Single Market, the European Commission has adopted a Communication presenting targeted initiatives aimed at doubling
the share of e-commerce in retail sales by 2015.
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ICANN Begins Domain Names Shake-Up 1/17/2012 Despite misgivings being expressed from some quarters, the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers has gone ahead with the planned launch
of a new generic top-level domain space, one of the biggest-ever changes
to the internet’s domain name system.
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Indiana Reaches Sales Tax Agreement With Amazon 1/10/2012 Mitch Daniels, Governor of the US state of Indiana, has announced that the state has reached an agreement with Indiana’s largest online retailer, Amazon.com, Inc., to begin collecting Indiana sales tax on internet purchases - the fourth state to reach such an agreement with the online retail giant.
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Antigua And Barbuda To Update Internet Infrastructure 1/3/2012 The government of Caribbean territory Antigua and Barbuda has announced that
the islands will be undertaking major upgrades to Internet infrastructure
during 2012 as part of efforts to improve the territory's competitiveness.
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Permit Given To US Online Gambling 12/30/2011 A United States Department of Justice memorandum opinion on online gambling,
which was formulated in September this year, and could mean a significant increase
for state tax revenues, has just been made public.
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FTC Warns ICANN On New Internet Domain Names 12/23/2011 The United States Federal Trade Commission has written a letter to the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organization that oversees
internet domain names, expressing concern that the latter's plan to expand the
domain name system could leave consumers more vulnerable to online fraud.
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Jersey To Invest In Super-Fast Broadband 12/15/2011 Jersey's Treasury Minister, Phillip Ozouf, has proposed plans to provide funding
worth GBP19m (USD30m) to Jersey Telecom to upgrade the island's Internet infrastructure with fibre optic technology to facilitate 1 gigabyte
broadband speeds for island businesses.
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Doubts Expressed On US-EU Data Protection Cooperation 12/8/2011 In remarks to the 2nd Annual European Data Protection and Privacy Conference in
Brussels on December 6, Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission
and the European Union Justice Commissioner, spoke on the future of data
protection and transatlantic cooperation with the United States.
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Singapore Provides Property Tax Rebates 12/5/2011 As the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore is to raise the annual valuations of all Housing and Development Board flats with effect from January
1, 2012, the government has decided to grant their owner-occupiers a one-off property tax
rebate.
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Alderney Reports Boost In E-Gambling Licences 12/5/2011 The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has reported better than expected growth in the
island's Internet-related economy, in terms of the e-gambling applications received and licenses
granted over the course of 2011.
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US Congress Grapples With Online Sales Tax Quandary 12/2/2011 The United States House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary
held a hearing on November 30 on the limitations on states’ authority
to collect sales taxes on e-commerce, and received conflicting advice from such
internet businesses as Amazon.com and eBay Inc.
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Facebook Settles FTC's Privacy Charges 12/2/2011 The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle United States Federal
Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they
could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing
it to be shared and made public.
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Operators Challenge Incoming Greek Gambling Regime 12/2/2011 The European Gaming and Betting Association and the Remote Gambling Association
have filed a complaint with the European Commission on Greece's controversial,
recently-adopted online gambling law, which would allow the provision of taxed
gambling services.
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EU Proposes Online Dispute Resolution Law 12/1/2011 The European Commission has unveiled a package of measures to ensure that European Union consumers can solve problems with suppliers without going to court, and to create a single online platform which will allow the solving of contractual disputes entirely online.
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EU Court Decides Against Internet Filtering 11/28/2011 The European Court of Justice has refused to approve the imposition of an
injunction by a national court within the European Union which would have
required an internet service provider to install a filtering system with
a view to preventing the illegal downloading of files.
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US, China Conclude Joint Commerce and Trade Meeting 11/24/2011 American representatives at the 22nd session of the United States-China Joint
Commission on Commerce and Trade, held in Chengdu, China, announced meaningful
progress on key elements of the bilateral trade relationship, but also underscored
that much more work remains to be done to open China’s market to US exports
and investment.
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Sarkozy Eyes New Anti-Piracy Law 11/24/2011 During a recent forum on culture in the digital age in Avignon, French President
Nicolas Sarkozy underlined the need to extend the fight against Internet piracy
to online streaming.
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Reding Pushes EU Optional Contract 11/14/2011 During her speech at a conference on European contract law in Warsaw, the Vice-President
of the European Commission, and European Union Justice Commissioner,
Viviane Reding, pointed to the proposed optional Common European Sales Law as
a means of energizing cross-border trade and contributing to economic growth.
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Channel Islands Challenge LVCR Decision 11/10/2011 The governments of the Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, have released
statements in response to the UK Treasury's announcement that from April 1, 2012,
Low-Value Consignment Relief will no longer be offered to goods exported to
the UK market from the Channel Islands.
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EU Looks For Stronger Data Protection Rules 5/1/2012 The European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding (pictured) and the German Federal Minister
for Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, have held a meeting in Brussels to discuss
the way forward for strengthening the data protection rules in the European Union
(EU), which currently date back to 1995.
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US Senators Seek To Protect Online Retailers 11/8/2011 A bipartisan 'Sense of the Senate' Resolution has been introduced
in an attempt to counteract efforts within the United States Congress, and by
some states, to impose sales taxes on out-of-state online retailers.
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German Gambling Tax Proposals Criticized 11/1/2011 The Remote Gambling Association has expressed its disappointment at proposals
from 15 of the 16 German provinces on a national plan to regulate and tax the domestic gambling market.
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Singapore Includes Cloud Computing In Tax Incentives 10/26/2011 At a recent forum, Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority confirmed
that businesses will, through the inclusion of related costs under the Productivity
and Innovation Credit scheme, be able to obtain significant tax benefits
for cloud computing.
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South Africa Cautions Online Gambling Remains Illegal 10/26/2011 While a decision is awaited on the recommendations of the Gambling Review Commission,
the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies has warned that online gambling
remains illegal in South Africa.
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Through WTO, US Seeks Information On China’s Internet Restrictions 10/25/2011 The United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced that, under World
Trade Organization rules, he is seeking detailed information on the trade
impact of Chinese policies that may block US companies’ websites in China.
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Jersey Clarifies Position On UK LVCR Review 10/19/2011 Jersey Treasury Minister Phillip Ozouf has dismissed speculation that the Jersey government is ready to accept the loss of the UK's Low Value Consignment relief scheme, a tax break which has benefited the local economy, in return for the UK's approval of its 'zero-ten' corporate tax regime.
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EU Proposes Optional Contract Law 10/17/2011 Following the European Parliament’s support in June this year for an optional
European contract law, the European Commission has now proposed an optional
Common European Sales Law, Vice-President Viviane
Reding, the Justice Commissioner, has announced.
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EU Adopts Consumer Rights Directive 10/12/2011 The European Council has adopted the Consumer Rights Directive, that will establish new rules
on consumer rights to protect online shoppers, and boost consumer confidence in
buying cross-border in other European Union member states.
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New ISP Taxes Ruled Out In France 10/7/2011 The idea of creating new taxes on Internet service providers in France to fund the EUR145m future national centre for music appears to have been ruled out.
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Remote Gambling Firms Challenge Greek Taxes 10/5/2011 The Remote Gambling Association, which represents the largest online gambling
operators and software providers in the world, on October 4, 2011, lodged a State
aid complaint with the European Commission to challenge the legitimacy of new
gambling tax laws introduced by Greece.
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Alderney Revokes Full Tilt Poker Licenses 10/3/2011 The Alderney Gambling Control Commission revoked the licenses of the companies
operating as Full Tilt Poker with immediate effect on September 29, 2011, after
it was confirmed at a tribunal that the poker provider had contravened several
rules and fabricated information regarding the company's financial situation to mislead the regulator.
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WIPO Outlines Future International IP Challenges 9/30/2011 At the opening of the annual Assemblies of its member states, the Director General
of the World International Property Organization, Francis Gurry, has reviewed
the major challenges faced by the international intellectual property community
in the coming years.
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EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into E-Payment Market 9/28/2011 The European Commission has announced that it has opened an antitrust investigation
into the standardisation process for payments over the internet undertaken by the European Payments Council.
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Ireland To Tax Remote Gambling 9/28/2011 Ireland is to modernize its gambling laws, with changes designed to tackle the shortcomings of current legislation, which include the absence of a taxation regime for remote gambling.
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Date Set For Alderney Full Tilt Poker Hearing 9/13/2011 The Commissioners of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission have announced that the hearing into the future of the licence issued to Full Tilt Poker, currently suspended, will be held on September 19.
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Australian Retail Inquiry Focusses On GST 9/8/2011 The public hearings of the Australian Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the future of the Australian retail industry continued this week, with bricks and mortar retailers feeling strongly about internet retailers benefiting from the the low value threshold for goods and services tax purposes.
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Brazilian Tax Breaks Target Telecoms Investment 9/7/2011 The Brazilian government is to forgo BRL4bn (USD2.4bn) in taxes in order to gain private sector investment to establish high quality broadband Internet connections nationwide.
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MEPs Analyze Barriers To European E-Commerce 9/6/2011 Analysing consumer behaviour and the interaction between consumers and businesses
in the digital environment, a study requested by the Committee on Internal Market
and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament identifies a number of
barriers to e-commerce and a more integrated European digital market.
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Amazon Barters To Delay California's Online Sales Tax 9/7/2011 Following the entry into force on July 1 this year of California's online sales
tax, and the company’s attempt to arrange a referendum in the state for
its repeal, Amazon has made a further move to obtain a reprieve from the new tax
for a period of three years.
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