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More Criticism of New Mexico Video Game Tax Legislation

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2008-02-06 11:55:29 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Mexico Rep. Gail Chaseys recent proposal to tax video games and TV setsis controversial, to say the least HB583 , the No Child Left Inside Act, would levy a 1% tax on games and TVs. It enjoys thebacking of environmental groupthe Sierra Club To date, media reaction has been largely negative. The Amarillo Globe-News slammed the tax proposal ina...
 
Tags: tax, mexico, tax video games, games, mexico rep, video games similar, mexico bill, taxes, cigarettes taxes
 
 
 
 
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Jack Thompson's GTA Vice City Lawsuit Tossed Out by New Mexico Appeals Court

2008-05-20 08:10:35 by gamepolitics in GamePolitics.com
 
...Mexico appeals court The 2006 suit, announced with some fanfare by Jack Thompson during a televised news conference, sought to blame a grisly 2004 triple murder on 14-year-old Cody Posey's play of GTA Vice City In December, however, a judge ruled that the New Mexico courts had no jurisdiction in the case, since neither Sony nor Take-Two had...
 
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Massively: Second Life places: Visit Mexico Ruta Maya

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2008-05-25 07:20:06 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...Mexico Ruta Maya sims are sponsored by the Mexican Tourism Board. And they've done a great job -- so many sponsored sites are like someone has tried to create a real-world expo and transport it to Second Life . Visit Mexico Ruta Maya is not like that at all. It presents a solid Second Life experience, that happens to make you want to go to...
 
Tags: life, visit mexico, mexico, life experience, mexican tourism board, real-world expo, solid, transport, taste
 
 
 
 
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Second Life places: Visit Mexico Ruta Maya

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2008-05-25 07:00:00 by Tateru Nino in Massively
...Mexico Ruta Maya sims are sponsored by the Mexican Tourism Board. And they've done a great job -- so many sponsored sites are like someone has tried to create a real-world expo and transport it to Second Life . Visit Mexico Ruta Maya is not like that at all. It presents a solid Second Life experience, that happens to make you want to go to...
 
Tags: life, visit mexico, mexico, life experience, mexican tourism board, real-world expo, solid, transport, taste
 
 
 
 
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New Mexico Considers Tax on Video Games

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2008-01-23 12:12:52 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Mexico if a coalition of environmental groups has its way As reported by the Huffington Post The tax idea, initiated by the Sierra Club, would raise an estimated $4 million a year, to fund programs aimed at giving school kids an outdoors education Michael Casaus,the New Mexico youth representative for the Sierra Club,referred to the tax...
 
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New Mexico Wants to Tax Your Video Games

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2008-02-19 21:57:42 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...Mexico legislature has introduced a new tax measure that if passed will force consumers to pay a 1% tax on purchases of video games , gaming consoles, and TVs. The generated funds would be put to use by giving programs aimed at getting kids out of the house more green to get the job done. They have even named the bill The Leave No Child...
 
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Raids in Mexico seize 28,800 pirated games

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2008-03-17 00:00:00 by James Ransom-Wiley in Joystiq
...Mexico's booming game industry, shown today as the ESA celebrated the efforts of Mexican law enforcement. 500 officers from the Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) and the Agencia Federal de Investigacion (AFI) teamed up to knock on a few doors down in Mexico City's 'notorious' Tepito district. By the end of the day, four pirate...
 
Tags: mexico, mexico city, game software piracy, intellectual property enforcement, mexican law enforcement, esa, senior vice president, game cover inserts, booty stashes
 
 
 
 
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New Mexico wants to tax videogames too

2008-01-23 18:19:12 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...Mexico wants to jump on this bandwagon. Videogames aren't the only target of this new tax though. TV sets will also be targeted in this 1% sales tax proposal We believe it is such a nominal tax that consumers won't feel it too much, especially if they are educated about where that money goes," said Michael Casaus So who's to blame for all of...
 
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New Mexico Following Wisconsin's Lead on Video Game Tax

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2008-01-25 01:48:37 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...Mexico; and just as in Wisconsin, the proposal isnt being sold as a sin tax, but as a way of generating revenue to help youth oriented social programs As reported in the Huffington Post , the Sierra Club, a coalition of 12 environmental groups, is pushing for a 1% tax on videogames and TV sets to fund outdoor education programs. The tax...
 
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ECA Opposes New Mexico Video Game Tax

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