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The Link: iTunes, Digital Downloads And A Journalism Junction Save Email Print
Posted: 8:32 PM Apr 16, 2008
Last Updated: 8:33 PM Apr 16, 2008
Reporter: Brad Myers
Email Address: brad.myers@wsaz.com

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Just Wednesday, the tech-crazy folks over at engadget.com found Sony showing off their new point-3 millimeter thin, 11-inch OLED with 960 by 540 pixel resolution. This means this Sony’s new OLED is 10 times slimmer than Sony’s XL1.

It’s just a way of life. You download a song on iTunes and your billed 99 cents. Most of us agree that's a fair price, but now: a growing number of states and politicians are looking to add a tax on your digital downloads. Politicians all across America are proposing a new law to levy taxes on digital downloads of everything from music and even books!

A cnetnews.com special report from a couple years ago found 16 states and Washington DC, said their laws and regulations meant digital downloads should be taxed.

So why are politicians just now trying to tax your downloads? Probably because iTunes, Wal-mart music and Yahoo are all proving there's a huge market for these downloads. Now the states want a piece of the pie!

And we should point out-- folks in West Virginia-- no need to get mad. You’re already paying 7 cents on every download. Making iTunes downloads cost $1.06.

Finally, our link of the day. WSAZ.com’s cool schools section is a collection of stories produced by local student journalists, both video and print. If you're a teacher and want your students' work displayed here, please e-mail WSAZ news director Scott Saxton, or you can fill out a story submission form and to get started putting your work online.

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