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New York Governor Proposes DLC Tax
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Posted by Donster on: 2008-12-17 17:15:00 289
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David Paterson wants to levy fee on all "digitally delivered entertainment services" to help ameliorate extreme budget shortfall.
By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
According to the proposal, the sale of all "digitally delivered entertainment services" will be subject to state and local sales taxes. These services include "prewritten software, digital audio, audio-visual and text files, digital photographs, [and] games." (Emphasis added.) The budgetary measure also notes that "a book, song, album, or movie would be subject to sales tax no matter if it was bought at a brick and mortar store or downloaded online."
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