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Cassie - the CC thing has been brought up many times over the last 9 years - and it has always been used to the biz's advantage - going back to the AVS's and all other attempts at CDA's that the gov't has tried. Fortunately it has never really been used as a legal defense to my knowledge as the EFF and others that file the suits against the CDA's were always able to get them thrown out of free speech grounds.
If my memory serves right it stems from the old phone sex biz when kids used to rack up hundreds/thousands of dollars on phones - the biz had to go to CCs as proof that they were "of age".
I do agree with you, however the reality is that the CCs have been thrown up as a defense frequently as the "age check".
Personally my opinion is that this all just another little hoopla like the 12 other attempts that congressmen have tried to do the same thing over the last 5 years - the bill gets introduced - it goes to committee and gets put away.
Ive said it before - but there is no congressman in their right mind that is going to legitimize this industry by voting for a tax on it.
Secondly - there is a bill that has already gone through the house and is in the senate right now that prohibits any taxes on the internet for another 2 years - the law right now states that you cannot tax "services" on the internet.
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