After all the bullshit surrounding illegal music downloading, like the lawsuits against minors that in turn cost their parents thousands of dollars, iTunes is in talks of imposing a tax on the next Jonas Brothers track your little sister is downloading. Indeed, nine states are currently discussing the possibility of imposing a digital downloading tax, with four of them having already passed "digital taxation plans," including Indiana, South Dakota, Utah, and Nebraska.
However, it looks like it has proven quite difficult so far for most states to actually pass this law, since it's almost impossible to define state boundaries over the World Wide Web. The CNET report states, "Because most state tax laws were written long before the Internet existed, they may accidentally immunize downloads from taxation." And don't get too pissed off yet -- several eco-friendly groups are protesting the idea. "A digital download is the greenest way to buy music, movies, and software, since it requires no driving to the store, no delivery vans, and no plastics or packaging," according to Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice.
