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Geek Culture / Australian Gov trying to TAX Second life game income!!

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indi
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2006 15:27
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dear lord, this planet is getting worse everyday.

http://techdirt.com/articles/20061102/112643.shtml

thats interesting, we are watching a whole new business sector open up.
yeah i work for WOW unlimited, i made 200 gold on my shift, thats 25 gold to the government!!! wtf!!!
your countries next muhaha, wait a minute mine was first doh.

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Raven
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2006 15:34
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The US and UK are as well there was a BBC article about it a few weeks ago... it's not just Second Life either, it's all games that you can transfer real money to and from.

Their reasons are sensible, because technically these games are trying to get around the laws that govern banking websites.
Why should Second Life and Neotopia get around these laws when PayPal and Egg aren't allow to?

I agree with the concept in the games, as it helps MMO games of this nature; but then again it also means that people can make money without having to work. So they can currently still claim benifits and get around the fraud system doing it. Not many players do it, but think about what would happen if they did.

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indi
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2006 16:22
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child labour laws for one raven

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BatVink
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2006 16:47
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If I did play these games, I would obviously be doing it on behalf of my company, thus my initial investment in the game and my overtime would have to be offset.

Whose says playing games at work is a bad thing!



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Jeku
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2006 21:04
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Yah, this is a little bit unsettling. The majority of people who play SL are not raking in the money--- only the select top percentile (like Anson Cheung who apparently clears 6 figures a year).

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