Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Sunday 19.10.2025 / 04:42
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > streaming subscribers sue chicago over controversial 'cloud tax'
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Streaming subscribers sue Chicago over controversial 'cloud tax'
  Jump to:
 
The following comments relate to this news article:

Streaming subscribers sue Chicago over controversial 'cloud tax'

article published on 15 September, 2015

As we have reported in the past, some local municipalities have begun taxing streaming services like Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon in an effort to make up for lost revenue from physical disc sales. Besides being controversial in its own right, at least one government now has a lawsuit on their hands. Subscribers to the popular services have filed a lawsuit against Chicago, claiming the ... [ read the full article ]

Please read the original article before posting your comments.
Posted Message
CarpeSol
Junior Member
_ 		16. September 2015 @ 00:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So instead of joining the 21st century and figuring out a way to actually get on board with all this, they just try taking more money?
[ + quote]
Menion
Member
_ 		16. September 2015 @ 07:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Of course! Blowing our money is what they do best! I can understand the hardship of lost revenues in physical media and might have pitty, but.... In this case maybe congress can balance a budget for once, and the State, Government, and politicians can start being more productive in efficient spending. I'm sure if they spent more time working on what they don't need to be spending they can find that lost revenue.
[ + quote]
seejaydee
Newbie
_ 		19. September 2015 @ 20:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I still wonder how the State of Wisconsin is allowed to charge tax on internet service. It must be nice to be able to get around laws.
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > streaming subscribers sue chicago over controversial 'cloud tax'
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork