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Illinois Considers Taxing Custom Software

Posted by timothy on from the starring-nobuko-miyamoto dept.

Foobar_Zen writes "Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is proposing to tax custom software; he is hoping to generate $64 million. You can read the story at burrwolff.com. I am wondering if there any other states that currently tax for custom software? How is this going to affect Illinois? What does this do to independent application and software developers?" And what about software that adds value but itself is available without charge?

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Re:The third bullet in the article by AllUsernamesAreGone · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mhhh... watercraft float on water, witches float on water. Therefore watercraft must be witches!

    Can we burn them?

  3. Re:The third bullet in the article by skasingularity · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's blizzards latest game where Orcs and Humans battle it out over the high seas... ...I heard its going to be bundled with Doom 3 this summer.

  4. Re:What exactly does "custom" mean... by andr0meda · · Score: 2, Funny



    I know perfectly well it will be the lawyers and legislators. But what are they actually thinking, and why?

    "This is a hold-up! Gimme all your money!"

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  5. Re:The free/Free software by AwesomeJT · · Score: 3, Funny
    I don't believe this is true in the US. According to copyright laws that I am aware of, if you get PAID for the work you generate, then unless there is a special condition, the BUYER gets the copyright. That's why if you work for a company -- either salary, contract, freelance, etc -- and they PAY YOU to program -- they keep the source and the rights to it.

    I've copyrighted a few programs about 10 years ago, so I believe that was the case at least then. I believe that notice was listed on the actual forms to submitting for the copyright.

    Now if you DON'T get paid for the work, then the AUTHOR maintains the copyright regardless of who uses it and for what purpose -- again unless expressly transferred otherwise (to another party, public domain, etc).

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  6. Imagine! by FireBug · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just imagine a Burrwolff of ... er, wait a minute...

  7. Re:The free/Free software by stu_coates · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd write the custom software for free... just as long as they paid me a decent hourly rate to drink coffee while I was doing it! ;-)

  8. Taxes don't generate money. by AnotherBlackHat · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...he is hoping to generate $64 million.


    Taxes do not "generate" money.
    If he wants to make money, he should get a job.

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  9. New tax law! Vote for Billco! by billcopc · · Score: 2, Funny

    We should vote for a tax on stupid governors. There's your complete medical budget right there.

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  10. Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Read the Article then Bitch"

    Uhhh. where does the comma go in the parent's title?

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