You Brits heard about this one?

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/ar...051196,00.html

"If Mozilla permit the sale of copied versions of its software, it
makes it virtually impossible for us, from a practical point of view,
to enforce UK anti-piracy legislation..."

The Ajax patent fiasco, now this:
Is it me, or are government empolyees getting stupider?

"Tony" <tony23@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
news:1140735778.887961.232730@z34g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
Even in the US I doubt that the concept of reproducing and selling freeware
is understood by the average person in the street. If you do some face to
face research I think you'll find that the overwhelming majority of users
have little or no interest in how their computer works. As long as they get
what they need from it they're satisfied. Manufacturers have convinced them
that it's an appliance like a toaster or microwave. Maybe we could expect
more from government employees but I doubt it.
IEDesigner

"IEDesigner" <IEDesigner@notevenemail.com> wrote in
news:11vu9vid66s1h8d@corp.supernews.com:


Fuhrer Bliar and his regime here will stamp down on everything, including
stamps.

Freeware must be stamped down on too. And hell, any demos should need
govt approval. I reckon they'll be taxing demos next.

And software makers - hell, the regime doesn't want small software makers
to threaten the livlihoods of their big corporate fiends - so let's have
a costly MOT system introduced to elimate the small guy from the software
market.

Fleeing from the madness of the EasyNews, UseNet made Easy! jungle
robert blake <4444D@yahoo.com> stumbled into news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

You may have a point there me ol' mate - AIUI tax is due on the value of a
transaction - not on the cash actually paid.

ho hum


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"William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> wrote in
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i hope Herr Chancellor isn't reading and getting ideas.

This is what i see happening in the future - ie evil schemes being planned
by our leaders and their corporate fiends, that will effectively curtail
the small guy.

Heck, we cannae have these small guys offering freeware or cheap
programming.

We need standards!

Fleeing from the madness of the EasyNews, UseNet made Easy! jungle
robert blake <4444D@yahoo.com> stumbled into news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

I suspect you can look it up - ISTR a kerfuffle/furore some while back
about barter arrangements attracting the attention of the relevant offices

You know the thingie ...

Person A cuts a hedge for Person B
Person B bakes a cake for Person C
Person C gives a radio to Person A

No cash changes hands - so no income to tax

aha - flying in the face of Thatcher at last - She wanted everyone to be
self employed & mobile.

but will settle for recommendations


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"William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> wrote in
newsp.s5h212nem9g4qz-wnt@tbdata.com:


labour won't work without tax (geez, i shoudl be writing slogans for
elections har har)

reminds me - in my lifetime, every labour govt has eventually bankrupt
the country.




lol

labour needs control....they need to protect their corporate bedfellows.

William Tasso wrote:
Actually, here in the U.S. they have it covered. Bartered goods and
services can be taxable also.


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Jerry Stuckle scribed:

Especially when the transactions are reported. And, that's one of the
principal reasons many Americans that barter, do it.
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:19:04 -0000, "William Tasso"
<SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> posted something that included:

Which isn't the way the law works in the US. Income doesn't have to be
cash to be taxed.

You have to pay income tax on "imputed interest" when you receive a
loan at below-market rates. You have to pay income tax on use of a
company car other than de-minimus use. You have to pay income tax on
restricted stock options you receive as compensation, even if the
options later become worthless.







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