Overstock won't cut California affiliates - WSJ.com

Overstock.com Inc. late Wednesday said it reversed its decision to drop its California-based marketing affiliates after receiving assurance from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office the state's online-tax bill won't become law.

Lawmakers in several states have passed or are preparing to pass legislation that would require companies to collect sales tax if they have marketing affiliates in the state. Affiliate marketers run blogs or Web sites and get a commission from sales made via their links to outside e-commerce sites...