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DJ Times Insider: America's most up-to-the-moment news and information for Professional DJ's and Clubbers Dec. 24, 2008
THE DIRT (Music Business & Industry News)
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New York State May Tax Downloads, Pics, Pay TV
Faced with one of the bleakest financial pictures in memory, New York Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday released a $121 billion proposed budget that would hit the entertainment industry and consumers in the pocketbook. The budget would tax digital downloads such as iTunes movies, TV shows and music and would end sales-tax exemptions on movie tickets, cable TV, satellite TV and radio, and entertainment and sporting events. All have been exempt from the state's sales tax. (Hollywood Reporter)
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Could CD Quality Downloads Be An Answer To The Sales Slump?
Is it possible that super-high quality lossless music downloads could play a role in bringing consumers back to the habit of paying for music? Some evidence may point in that direction; particularly among the tech savvy crowd that were among the first adopt file-sharing and can be the hardest to please. (Hypebot)
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Hopefully Texas isn't next...I think they are just trying to lower the population of New York |
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