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Good job Washington State, free downloads are now taxed!
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| Joss Weatherby |
This is totally ed.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...349035107.shtml
| quote: | What is the value of the digital product for use tax purposes?
The value is the purchase price of the digital product. If the digital product is acquired by means other than a purchase, the value of the digital product is determined by the retail selling price of a similar digital product. |
That means as a musician providing my content for free, technically sales tax needs to be collected on my works as if it were priced similar to other works.
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| Brian Scott |
I read the article and it seems that one who shares one's own (intellectually) copyrighted material would not be punished under this new law. One would be providing a product with zero sales value because that product is deemed free from the beginning.
I don't wholly disagree with this law. If one is caught sharing/downloading files illegally, one should be subject to punishment to the furthest extent of the law. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Brian Scott
I don't wholly disagree with this law. If one is caught sharing/downloading files illegally, one should be subject to punishment to the furthest extent of the law. |
That's a whole different debate for a whole different day. This specific law sets a whole new level of precedence for various things. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Brian Scott
I read the article and it seems that one who shares one's own (intellectually) copyrighted material would not be punished under this new law. One would be providing a product with zero sales value because that product is deemed free from the beginning. |
Yea, reading it more, it looks like items provided for free from the start are exempt...
| quote: | Originally posted by Brian Scott
I don't wholly disagree with this law. If one is caught sharing/downloading files illegally, one should be subject to punishment to the furthest extent of the law. |
The fullest extent of the law is a civil matter in terms of copyright violation.
This is a cheap trick to make some money for the state and also to subversively prosecute copyright infringement in a criminal court.
I am not justifying copyright violation, I am just pointing out that this is a fairly underhanded tactic that all of the sudden will criminalize a wide class of people. |
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| Brian Scott |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
The fullest extent of the law is a civil matter in terms of copyright violation.
This is a cheap trick to make some money for the state and also to subversively prosecute copyright infringement in a criminal court.
I am not justifying copyright violation, I am just pointing out that this is a fairly underhanded tactic that all of the sudden will criminalize a wide class of people. |
While it may be a cheap, classless move, it is well within the state's rights as a money-making venture. I wish California would do this as one of many steps taken toward pulling us back toward the black.
Bottom line: Don't share files illegally. If you do, don't be stupid enough to get caught. Be careful and this law has no effect on you. |
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