Think Tank Argues for Origin Based Tax System for Online Sales

Jessica Melugin, adjunct fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, recently wrote an opinion piece in the Oklahoman that argues policymakers should consider an origin-based tax system for Internet sales instead of the Marketplace Fairness Act.
House Judiciary Committee Members Visit eBay Inc.’s Commerce Innovation Center

Earlier this week, Members and staff of the House Judiciary Committee visited eBay Inc.’s Commerce Innovation Center in New York City.
eBay-enabled Small Business in North Dakota Expresses Concern for Internet Sales Tax Bill

Jon Goldberg and David Haugrud, owners of International Marketing Systems in Fargo, North Dakota, recently expressed their concern with the Internet sales tax bill that was passed in the Senate last May.
FCC Launches Broad Rulemaking to Protect and Promote the Open Internet

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a new proceeding to determine the best way forward to preserve open Internet access in the United States.
Idaho Small Business Owner Urges Congress to Rethink Internet Sales Tax Legislation

Wayne Johnson, owner of Angler’s Habitat, a small tech-enabled business selling fly fishing supplies in Caldwell, Idaho, submitted a letter to The Idaho Press Tribune expressing his concerns with the Internet sales tax legislation currently pending in the U.S. Congress.
CCIA Releases Press Statement on Net Neutrality Proposal

In response to the FCC vote last week on network neutrality and the Open Internet, The Computer & Communications Industry Association, an international, nonprofit association representing a broad cross section of computer, communications and Internet industry firms, made several statements.
Institute for Policy Innovation Calls for Michigan to End Restrictions on Ticket Resales

Tom Giovanetti, President of the Institute for Policy Innovation, published an op-ed in The Detroit News that called on the Michigan state legislature to pass legislation that would end restrictions on ticket resales.
India Decides: General Elections 2014

Pro-Business Narendra Modi wins in a landslide in Asia’s third largest economy’s biggest ballot exercise!
PayPal talks digital payments in Hong Kong

At a roundtable hosted by the Hong Kong Association of Interactive Marketing (HKAIM) on May 19, PayPal’s General Counsel John Muller addressed a senior roundtable on "The Future of Digital Payments: Models for Innovation & Growth".
Crown Prince Guillaume de Luxembourg Tours eBay Inc.’s Utah Data Center

eBay Inc. was honored to recently host His Royal Highness Crown Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Minister Etienne Schneider at eBay Inc.’s Salt Lake City data center facility.