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eBay CEO John Donahoe met with Texas Governor Rick Perry last week at eBay Inc.’s headquarters in San Jose, CA. Governor Perry came to Silicon Valley to meet with tech industry executives, including heads of Facebook and HP. Donahoe gave the Governor a glimpse of eBay and PayPal’s global presence, and the two discussed ways to keep Texas a “business friendly” state. See a photo.

Recent Internet sales tax proposals do not establish a uniform sales tax rate among the states, nor does proposed legislation require a single sales tax rate within each state. Instead, the Internet sales tax regime envisioned by the SSTP would be complex and costly to small business sellers, requiring compliance with many thousands of state and local tax jurisdictions across the country. That\'s why any federal legislation to collect and remit sales tax on Internet commerce must include an exemption for small businesses that effectively safeguards the online small business community. Get the facts.

Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications, has called on Congress to pass a “Privacy Bill of Rights” that would protect consumers from unwanted data collection and use. eBay is working in an industry coalition to help develop a legislative proposal that would balance consumer protection and industry innovation. Read more about eBay Inc.’s position on privacy.

'In response to a strategy report published by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, PayPal and Marketplace have jointly submitted a white paper on the potential role of e-commerce and online payments in the country\'s growth plans.'

In response to a strategy report published by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, PayPal and Marketplace have jointly submitted a white paper on the potential role of e-commerce and online payments in the country's growth plans.

Fast Company magazine has named PayPal the 2011 most innovative company in the finance industry for “leading the charge on digital money.”  Citing the company’s industry-leading integration with 3rd-party developers, Fast Company ranks PayPal tops on this most impressive list of financial players.  Read the entire article.    

eBay Inc. is proud to support the launch of the Fan Freedom Project – sports and entertainment fans working together to preserve and protect the rights of live-event patrons. Check out fanfreedom.org to learn more about The Fan Freedom Project and their efforts to expose anti-consumer initiatives that thwart your freedom to buy, sell and share the tickets you purchase and you own.

'Malaysia’s Copyright Amendment Act went through its first reading before the Dewan Rakyat in December 2010. Together with the other members of the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), eBay welcomed the decision by the authorities to review the Copyright Act and submitted comments on the draft amendments to the Malaysian Copyright Act to the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Cooperatives.The paper details the AIC’s position regarding the Safe Harbor Provision, Fair Dealing and Fair Use in the Copyright Amendment Act.'

Malaysia’s Copyright Amendment Act went through its first reading before the Dewan Rakyat in December 2010. Together with the other members of the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), eBay welcomed the decision by the authorities to review the Copyright Act and submitted comments on the draft amendments to the Malaysian Copyright Act to the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Cooperatives.The paper details the AIC’s position regarding the Safe Harbor Provision, Fair Dealing and Fair Use in the Copyright Amendment Act.