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New York Gov. Paterson Abandons "iPod Tax" Plan

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 13, 2009 - 9:48am.
New York - New York Gov. David Paterson has abandoned a $1.3 billion "nuisance tax" plan -- which included a tax on the sale of digital media downloads -- saying that a large infusion of federal stimulus funds has made the plan unnecessary, the New York Daily News reported.
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New York Gov. Paterson Floats Tax on Entertainment Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 17, 2008 - 11:28am.

New York - New York Gov. David Paterson has proposed levying a new batch of taxes on digitally delivered entertainment services, such as music and video downloaded from iTunes, and e-books purchased for Amazon's Kindle device, The New York Daily News reported.

tags: Law | Policy | Music | Movies | Amazon | iTunes | Retail | Kindle | David Paterson |