California Seeking To Tax Music Downloads
California is seeking to tax digital downloads at about 8 cents per dollar. Other states are considering similar measures, but Assemblyman Charles Calderon of Whittier is attempting to use an unorthodox and dodgy voting strategy to get it passed, circumventing the state’s requirement that two-thirds of the legislature approve of any new tax. Even if the iTax, as it has become known, is passed, it will immediately face legal...
Japanese ISPs Plan To Disconnect P2P Users
According to reports, Japanese Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are scheming to disconnect users who illegally download files from the leading Peer-To-Peer file sharing sites. The tactics were revealed by Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, who stated that ISPs would begin by sending e-mails to users who repeatedly downloaded illegally copied music and movies, and terminate their connections if they did not heed the warnings. How...
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