Details: I plan to sell downloadable information through passive search-engine ads, which could end up anywhere. I am hoping that US copyrights will be sufficient (can I do better?).
My unbacked assumptions include:
If possible, provide sources. I have not seen anything official. “No news” is not always “good news” because simplicity and ignorance do not always prevent punishment.
Is ecommerce essentially as easy as just getting a city business license, home-state filings, and a federal EIN —- regardless of what customs & laws other states and countries have?
Ecommerce Location Legal Registration
some basic questions
International taxes/duties are a royal pain. Technically the importer/purchaser is responsible for paying any additional taxes but practically it is near impossible to enforce. Basically a sale is a contract so you need to make sure that the obligations are clearly spelled out including definition of what you are selling (technically a grant of license to copyrighted material).