Posted on 06/05/2013 6:14:42 AM PDT by listenhillary
That $1.29 iTunes song or $9.99 e-book may be more expensive than you think.
If you live in one of the nearly 25 states that charge sales tax on digital goods or services you likely pay more for everything from downloaded music, e-books and ringtones to streaming TV shows and video.
And a growing number of states are finding ways to tax our digital diversions. While some states rely on existing sales tax laws, more than a dozen have enacted sales tax laws specifically targeting digital goods.
In July, Minnesota's residents will be the latest consumers to pay tax on digital products, under a provision of the state's tax bill passed in May.
As consumers switch to digital music, books and movies, many states discovered that they were losing out on valuable sales tax revenue and decided to do something about it, said Michael Mazerov, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonprofit think tank.
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Youtube has advertisements, and they could pay the license fees from that income. I don’t know if they do.
Going after YouTube is going after Google. That's probably a lot of the reason.
There is no substitute for winning elections.
from the wikipedia article on Wickard v. Filburn
“Wickard marked the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s total deference to Congress’ claims of Commerce Clause powers. This deference lasted until the 1990s. The Court’s own decision, however, emphasizes the role of the democratic electoral process in confining the abuse of the Congressional power, stating that, “At the beginning Chief Justice Marshall described the Federal commerce power with a breadth never yet exceeded. He made emphatic the embracing and penetrating nature of this power by warning that effective restraints on its exercise must proceed from political rather than from judicial processes.”
When that’s ready, can you PM me the company? I would be happy to give him some business.
This site gives information on the bitrates available from YouTube. Generally speaking, the best audio is available from the highest resolution videos. You can definitely hear the difference when you play a video at the lowest resolution setting.
Of course, the old saying “garbage in, garbage out” certainly applies.
http://www.h3xed.com/web-and-internet/youtube-audio-quality-bitrate-240p-360p-480p-720p-1080p
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