Apr 23, 2013

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Legislature mulls consumer rights law changes, online shopping included
Xinhua
BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Tuesday began reading draft amendments to the consumer rights law, marking the first time changes have been considered since it took effect 20 years ago. "Consumption patterns, structure and ...
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US House passes CISPA online spying law
Press TV
The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the bill, saying that it would create a loophole in all existing privacy laws and allow companies to share Internet users' data with the National Security Agency, part of the Department of Defense, and the ...
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Father of Rehtaeh Parsons pleads for new law against malicious harassment ...
Edmonton Journal
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter, who also met with Harper, said he and the prime minister appear to be on the same page — that online harassment needs to be treated as a criminal offence. "The fact of the matter is that people who transmit intimate ...
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Gov. Deal enacts tougher boating law
Online Athens
LAKE LANIER, Ga. – On the shores of the state's busiest recreational lake, Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Tuesday tougher treatment of those who operate boats while drunk and stricter rules for young boaters. It lowers the maximum blood alcohol level ...
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New Legal Service Capitalizes on Modern Media: RSVPlaw.com Connects ...
Wall Street Journal
"At RSVP Law, people can trust us to help handle their life's most important legal needs," said co-founder, Walter Haines. "From DUI to divorce and everything in between, RSVP Law has a directory of experienced attorneys who are qualified to combat any ...
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Update: Privacy Groups to FTC: Don't Delay Coppa
Adweek
The Federal Trade Commission is getting quite an earful over the pending July 1 implementation date for the updates to the children's online privacy laws. On Monday, a request for a six-month delay made recently by the Interactive Advertising Bureau ...
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Volunteer lawyers will bring expertise to libraries on Law Day
Morning Sentinel
Local libraries, times and details can be found online at www.lawyersinlibraries.org. This event is organized and presented by the Maine Justice Action Group Collaboration on Innovation, Technology and Equal Access to Justice, which includes the Maine ...
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Online sellers may have to collect sales tax - USA Today
USA TODAY
Brick-and-mortar retailers say the Marketplace Fairness Act just levels the playing field. Online sellers say it would be a burden to meet tax laws in -- and face audits by -- so many states. online shopping. Online sellers may have to collect sales ...
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The Circuit: Privacy groups oppose requests to delay kids privacy law
Washington Post (blog)
Privacy groups oppose COPPA delay requests: Privacy groups Tuesday asked Federal Trade Commission chairman Edith Ramirez not to delay the implementation of new child privacy data laws under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The new ...
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Changes in health care law will affect Ambulance District - Daily Journal
Daily Journal Online
2013-04-23T04:48:00Z Changes in health care law will affect Ambulance DistrictBy RENEE JEAN (573) 431-2010, ext. 117 Daily Journal Online. 6 hours ago • By RENEE JEAN (573) 431-2010, ext. 117 · (0) Comments. Changes to Medicare and Medicaid ...
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China mulls online shopping legislation
Xinhua
BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- With China's e-commerce market expanding at full speed, the country is for the first time considering amending its consumer rights law to protect online shoppers' rights and interests. The widespread of information ...
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Pennsylvania Legislators Release Text of Proposed Online Gambling Measure
Pokerfuse
A proposed bill extending Pennsylvania's regulatory reach into online gambling has been introduced by Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Davis (D-Bucks County). The measure, titled House Bill 1235, was immediately referred to Pennsylvania's ...
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Oppressive UK surveillance laws set bad example for rogue states
PublicServiceEurope.com
As international privacy advocates, over the last 10 years we have fought against a range of increasingly oppressive laws that undermine privacy and free expression, both online and off; from the United States Patriot Act to the Ugandan Regulation of ...
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PublicServiceEurope.com
Senate bill jeopardizes tax-free online shopping
San Francisco Examiner
A new law passed by the Senate could force internet retailers without a physical location to pay sales tax. WASHINGTON — States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that overwhelmingly passed a test vote in the Senate Monday.
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San Francisco Examiner
Alibaba Joins China in Battling Online Piracy
Wall Street Journal
On the same day, the official Xinhua news agency reported that China's top legislature is considering amending the country's consumer-rights law to protect online shoppers, a move that would force the operators of e-commerce sites to bolster their ...
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Social engineering in penetration tests: 6 tips for ethical (and legal) use
CSO
Other things against the law that some pen testers might try: Threatening to harm someone, obtaining federal documents, social security numbers or other private information from unsuspecting targets. Also, impersonation of law enforcement is illegal.
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Father-in-law jailed, cops seek missing Pa. body - Philly.com
Philly.com
Online court records don't list an attorney for 65-year-old Kenneth Leighty, who is charged with assaulting an officer at his home in Altoona on Friday. Meanwhile, the Huntingdon County district attorney and state police say crews are searching a ...
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Troubled online gambling firm PokerStars betting it can transform Atlantic City
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
"We plan to invest heavily in the state and help to make it an attractive hub for i-gaming in the U.S. and around the world," said Eric Hollreiser, a spokesman for PokerStars. Under the new online gaming law, all Atlantic City casinos will be able to ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
NC Senate gives initial OK on legal notice options
Jacksonville Daily News
RALEIGH — More local governments would be allowed to post legal notices online rather than in newspapers to comply with North Carolina law in a bill narrowly given tentative approval Monday night in the state Senate. The Senate voted 26-23 in favor of ...
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Iowa Senate OKs online driver's license renewal
San Francisco Chronicle
The state House passed the bill last month in 86-14. Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, says she voted against the bill because renewing online means your license photo isn't updated. "I think that could be an enormous problem for law enforcement," she said.
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Massachusetts to Legalize Online Poker - Tight Poker
Tight Poker
If the bill is passed into law, only online poker will be legalized in the state. Online casino gambling will not be legalized. According to the bill, those who want to place bets on online poker games have to be 21 years of age. Operators granted an ...
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Japan's Next Election Campaign will be Tweeted, Emailed and Blogged
Global Voices Online
The revised election law passed by both houses of Japan's legislature on April 19, 2013 will allow political candidates to use social media and other online platforms to voice their opinions and reach their voters. The bill's impact could be soon as ...
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Vigilante group Letzgo Hunting targets suspected paedophiles online
Law on the Web
Letzgo Hunting, a self-styled "Online Paedophile Investigation Team", has hit the headlines after confronting suspected paedophiles and handing evidence over to police. The group, made up of parents, say they have challenged seven men so far, after ...
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The Miller Law Firm Recovers $2.8 Million for a San Francisco Association ...
Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Francis Bay-One Crescent Way Condominium Owners Association has recouped $2.8 million for construction defects even after the builder made significant repairs.
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The Legal Corner: The New Hampshire Lemon Law - The Conway Daily Sun
Conway Daily Sun
There are many resources online to help individuals in New Hampshire research the basics about legal issues without going through the expense of hiring an attorney. In certain cases, if you do have a claim, you will need at least some legal help from a ...
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Five Things You Should Know About The Long Overdue Online Sales Tax Bill
Forbes
It will not burden online sellers. The law exempts firms with less than $1 million in sales from collecting sales taxes. It requires states to provide sellers with the information they need to determine rates in multiple jurisdictions. It even requires ...
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Election Campaigns Finally Enter the Internet Age
Nippon.com
Under the Public Offices Election Law, information transmitted that does not fall under the "election campaign" category can be labelled "political activity." As far as my own research reveals, nearly all Diet members have participated in such ...
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Baucus Bows Out
National Review Online (blog)
... his own pink slip when he decided to play an instrumental role in not only crafting but passing Obamacare into law, and he wouldn't want to have had to answer for that every day on the campaign trail," a GOP Senate aide tells National Review Online.
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Congress working to pass Internet sales tax
WQAD.com -- Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Many online purchases could soon be more expensive, if a long-debated Internet sales tax law advances through Congress. The law would allow 45 states and the District of Columbia to demand that online retailers collect sales ...
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Police-scanner sites see surge in traffic after Boston
CNN
Early Friday, as the night's manhunt for the bombing suspects stretched into daylight, Broadcastify, the primary online source for scanner feeds, did something it had never done before: It voluntarily took all the Boston law enforcement feeds offline.
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Senate Passes "Online Sales Tax" by 74-20 Vote
TechnologyTell
Say goodbye to tax-free online shopping. We've had a really good run, but it now appears to be getting put down. If S743, also known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, becomes law, millions of Americans who have been avoiding sales tax by purchasing ...
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TechnologyTell
González and Mosier is Hacking the Law at Geekdom
Silicon Hills News
Outsourcing legal services abroad is becoming increasingly common. Online companies such as Legalzoom and WireLawyer are making documents more accessible to casual legal consumers. And in the midst of all the change, a San Antonio law firm is ...
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Cooling-off period for e-shoppers proposed
China Daily
This is the first time that the top legislature is considering amending the consumer rights law to protect online shoppers' rights and interests, amid the explosion of China's e-commerce market. Internet, TV and telephone-based shopping are surging, Li ...
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Thailand revising cybercrime law for balance, better security
ZDNet
Another Asian country, the Philippines, is also in the midst of revising its cybercrime law. Passed by Philippine president Benigno Aquino III in September last year, had come under fire for its vague definition of online libel, violation of personal ...
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Online, Terror Threats Are a 'Needle in 1000 Haystacks'
ABC News
... finding a needle in a haystack, then finding a likely suspect amid the tens of thousands of suspects kept on FBI watch lists and monitored online for suspicious activity was like "finding a needle in 1,000 haystacks," said one federal law ...
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Death of medical student Sarah Houston after taking banned slimming drug DNP ...
The Independent
Jim Dobbin has called for an "urgent" re-evaluation of the law concerning uncontrolled slimming pills which led to the death of medical student Sarah Houston. The Labour MP and microbiologist said, "It is unacceptable that lives are being put at risk ...
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UT Law School Foundation under investigation from state attorney general
LubbockOnline.com
AUSTIN (AP) — The nonprofit University of Texas Law School Foundation has been a vital supporter of the state's premier law school since 1952, supplementing faculty pay to help recruit and retain top talent, underwriting student scholarships and even ...
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Online Sales Tax Bill Moves to Senate (and Amazon Supports It) - NASDAQ.com
NASDAQ
The law includes a requirement that states must simplify their sales tax systems, and provide software to retailers, in order to collect taxes on online sales. (Yeah, that'll work.) A coalition of 15 taxpayer advocacy groups and conservative think ...
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Judge allows suit challenging contract intended to squelch bad online reviews
ABA Journal
... report Forbes and Legal Blog Watch, which summarized a story by the New York Law Journal. Lee was represented by Public Citizen in the suit against Dr. Stacy Makhnevich, who had threatened to sue Lee for his online comments about his dental bill.
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The Immigration Power-Grab
National Review Online (blog)
Just as the 2,700-page health-care-reform law granted enormous discretionary authority to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius — which has resulted in more than 20,000 pages worth of subsequent rules and guidelines for ...
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Amazon fights eBay over online sales tax
Politico
... as someone can have an advantage for not having it go through, they are going to lobby for that." Amazon and eBay used to share the same argument on a sales tax law: Unless a company had headquarters in a state, online sales were off-limits to taxes.
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Suspects Roused by Jihadist Thought
Wall Street Journal- India
Law enforcement officers walk in formation into the funeral for Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier at St Patrick's Church in Stoneham, Mass. The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing yielded two revelations ...
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Wall Street Journal- India

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Beebe signs 'private option' plan into law - Arkansas Online
By AP and staff report
Gov. Mike Beebe has signed into law legislation that will allow Arkansas to use federal Medicaid dollars to purchase private health insurance for thousands of low-income residents.
Arkansas Online stories: Arkansas
International Economic Law and Policy Blog: Trade in Online ...
By Simon Lester
This is from a new Peterson Institute paper: In a recent book, The Cost Disease: Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn't, William Baumol reports some arresting numbers to illustrate the spiraling cost of key services which are ...
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Online Sales Tax One Step Closer to Law - CNBC
A new bill making its way through the Senate could make tax-free shopping on the Internet a thing of the past, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.
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