• New Jersey Social Networking Bill (A 3757).  It requires social networking websites to promptly review user
  • allegations of harassment and abusive language, and to provide a report
  • of the result of any review “upon request” from the user.California Social Networking Bill (AB 632).  This bill was recently amended to require social networking websites to
  • disclose to its users that uploaded photos can be copied without
  • consent by persons who view the image. The definition of a “social
  • networking Internet Web site” is broad, so this would apply to a large
  • number of sites on the Internet. In its previous form, this bill would
  • have placed affirmative requirements on social networking websites to:
  • (1) prevent a user from copying or reproducing an image that appears on
  • the social networking website without the permission of the user who
  • posted the image and (2) establish a mechanism for a person to flag an
  • image for removal from the social networking website.Connecticut Tax Bill (SB 806).  This bill would create nexus for sales tax purposes over any person who
  • enters an agreement with a resident that pays any consideration or
  • commission for referring potential customers to the retailer.
  • Connecticut business that depend on Internet ad revenue better watch
  • out–the money will dry out if this passes.North Carolina Tickets Bill (SB 99).  SB 99 violates federal law because it explicitly targets Internet–and
  • only Internet–ticket sales. The Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendment Acts
  • of 2007 (Public Law No: 110-108) provides a moratorium through November
  • 1, 2014 on any “multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic
  • commerce.” This law bars federal, state and local governments from
  • imposing discriminatory Internet-only taxes such as bit taxes,
  • bandwidth taxes, and email taxes. It also prohibits the sort of prima facie discrimination exhibited by SB 99–“Reselling or offering to resell admission tickets on the Internet…”). Connecticut Internet Resellers Amendment (SB 1002).  An amendment to SB 1002 requires Internet sellers to maintain an
  • elaborate record-keeping system (in English, by the way) whenever they
  • purchase and resell goods obtained from someone who is “not regularly
  • engaged in the business of dealing in such goods.” The bill requires
  • that the physical location of these records–often someone’s own
  • house–to be open to the public for inspection!

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