UPDATE | 5/14 5:47 PM Amazon says it will not cut off its affiliates and will start collecting New York sales tax by June 1. See end.

UPDATE | 5/14 6:28 PM Overstock provided some details on the number of affiliates in New York. Inserted in post below.

There were two predictable fallouts from New York State’s move to force online companies to collect state sales tax: There would be a lawsuit. And some online merchants would cut off their affiliates in the state.