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From: mermelstein%tel.inrs.cdn@relay.ubc.ca (lois mermelstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: License agreements (was: Re: Dark Castle copy protection)
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Date: 14 Dec 88 14:02:12 GMT
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kim@amdahl.amdahl.com writes:
>Idea to try on your next state tax return: deduct all SALES taxes that you've
>paid on s/w packages (except for a nominal amount to cover the price of the
>media, cardboard box, etc) from your tax liability.  Obviously, if you don't
>really own what you thought you owned, you shouldn't be paying sales tax on
>it, should you (since you don't own it)?
>
>Calmly explain all of this to the tax collector ... and refer her to the s/w
>publisher who *claims* that you don't own what you bought.  Let them explain
>all this to the tax folks ... 
>
>I'd really love to see this happen ... :-)

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This isn't as far out as you might think. If you live in Canada and
want to bring home software you bought in the States, you'll pay
duty on the *media*, but not on the data on the media (if you can
prove how much each component cost). Does anyone have any guesses
on the reasoning behind this?

Lois Mermelstein
mermelstein@tel.inrs.cdn