CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Sept. 5, 2013
Independent bookstore association CEO chastises Amazon founder on sales tax In an open letter to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher asks the businessman to clearly state where he stands on allowing states to collect sales taxes from online purchases, given the company is challenging a New York state law doing just that.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Sept. 4, 2013
Association designs state campaign against ‘smurfing' The Consumer Healthcare Products Association announced Tuesday it has joined with Indiana state officials to launch a campaign against people who buy pseudoephedrine only to sell the drug to methamphetamine manufacturers, a practice popularly known as "smurfing."
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Sept. 3, 2013
Travel agents: Our profession is not "obsolete" The American Society of Travel Agents has some strong words for a jobs listing website that recently listed its profession as "useless" thanks to the rise of the Internet.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Aug. 30, 2013
Groups hit print, airwaves to take on patent trolls Four associations have launched an ad campaign in several states urging members of Congress to curb the abuses of patent trolls—slang for companies or individuals who buy up patent rights only to sue other businesses for alleged patent violations.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Aug. 29, 2013
Court rules in MPAA's favor in online piracy fight A federal district court handed the Motion Picture Association of America a victory Wednesday when it ruled that one of the largest file sharing sites on the Internet was liable for copyright infringement, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Aug. 28, 2013
Association responsible for nation's first outdoor recreation director Utah recently announced a new government position to oversee efforts to promote outdoor recreation in the state, and the Outdoor Industry Association played a large part in its creation.
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