New York Governor David Patterson’s new budget has an unpleasant surprise for anyone who purchases digital media; a “digitally delivered entertainment services” tax. As the title suggests, this is a tax that would apply to any media purchased and delivered on-line.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/12/16/2008-12-16_gov_david_paterson_unveils_dire_new_york.html
With governments at all levels in fiscal crisis, how long will it be before we finally see the barriers against Internet taxation fully breached?
I already see a short-term business opportunity for someone here (you can send my a royalty if you make this work; I’m just too busy): A server/service located outside of New York that would act as a proxy for the purchase of online media, and then you simply download from that server.