The constitution clearly states that the federal government is only allowed to produce interstate taxes and pend them, but this is clearly not an interstate issue. The only state that will be involved in this bill is the state of California. While the connection of the internet spans the entire world, the taxes are only based in California. If this bill passes, other states will take aim at this and decide to put the same bills to work for them.
I don't agree with internet taxation and do not understand why the government should try to limit such an amazing technology. The development of the internet will soon be the main source for government profit, overriding exports, even the stock market. The upward trend of new ISP development, hosting companies, operating systems derived from the internet, and much more, is good enough cause that the internet will produce more income than any other median ever.
The government is simply trying to gain more money than neccessary from internet. In my opinion, the internet is a very fragile place.. susceptible to any mode of taxation, but that's still not grounds for the government to attempt to capitalize even further. The Californian state government will see this as one big screw-up if this bill passes. People will slowly drop their ISP's and NetZero will gain even more users. No taxation that causes for even small sums of money will go without spoken word from the population. Look for this one to get out of hand folks... because it probably will.
Well, I feel that open source in some cases is ok, as relating to web design. But, If you plan on taking the exact code and using it on your web site, you should give credit to the original writer. If you change the code a lot, or rewrite it using the author's original code, then this would be considered ok in my eyes because it is the spread of technology. Open Source is ok when it doesn't relate to taking the code line for line. Developing a system of learning is important, but a thank-you here and there never hurts. At least let the original programmer know he/she has helped someone and that his/her work has been appreciated.
Justin
The fact of the matter is, convicted hackers may have just been great hackers who have pushed the limits too hard. Prior to being caught, these hackers most likely completed hacks that many of the pre-accessors only dreamed of. When a hacker pushes the limit too hard, that's when they get caught. Most companies that hire convicted hackers are those looking to push the limits. Those who refuse to hire convicted hackers are the companies who are more-or-less sticking to what they know and losing development. If you're a convicted hacker, of course, there's probably a job waiting for you with the Department of Defense.:-)
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I don't agree with internet taxation and do not understand why the government should try to limit such an amazing technology. The development of the internet will soon be the main source for government profit, overriding exports, even the stock market. The upward trend of new ISP development, hosting companies, operating systems derived from the internet, and much more, is good enough cause that the internet will produce more income than any other median ever.
The government is simply trying to gain more money than neccessary from internet. In my opinion, the internet is a very fragile place.. susceptible to any mode of taxation, but that's still not grounds for the government to attempt to capitalize even further. The Californian state government will see this as one big screw-up if this bill passes. People will slowly drop their ISP's and NetZero will gain even more users. No taxation that causes for even small sums of money will go without spoken word from the population. Look for this one to get out of hand folks... because it probably will.
Well, I feel that open source in some cases is ok, as relating to web design. But, If you plan on taking the exact code and using it on your web site, you should give credit to the original writer. If you change the code a lot, or rewrite it using the author's original code, then this would be considered ok in my eyes because it is the spread of technology. Open Source is ok when it doesn't relate to taking the code line for line. Developing a system of learning is important, but a thank-you here and there never hurts. At least let the original programmer know he/she has helped someone and that his/her work has been appreciated. Justin
The fact of the matter is, convicted hackers may have just been great hackers who have pushed the limits too hard. Prior to being caught, these hackers most likely completed hacks that many of the pre-accessors only dreamed of. When a hacker pushes the limit too hard, that's when they get caught. Most companies that hire convicted hackers are those looking to push the limits. Those who refuse to hire convicted hackers are the companies who are more-or-less sticking to what they know and losing development. If you're a convicted hacker, of course, there's probably a job waiting for you with the Department of Defense. :-)