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Netflix subscriptions may be taxed as ‘tangible’ property, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that a 90-year-old law taxing the sale of “tangible personal property” applies to Netflix subscriptions. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel examined the 1935 definition of tangible personal property as “corporeal,” and asked whether that necessarily meant items have to be seen and touched in order to qualify for…
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Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks lands new job
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Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks, who lost his bid for re-election in a campaign that centered on development, has accepted a job with Milender White Construction Co., which has undertaken several major projects in Colorado. “Albus has been an outstanding community leader in Denver for the last 19 years,” said Bryon White, president and chief…
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Democratic AG candidate Phil Weiser talks net neutrality in a nutshell — and in law review articles
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Phil Weiser knows net neutrality. The Democratic candidate for attorney general and former University of Colorado Law School dean is an expert on the topic – the term was first introduced, after all, at the Boulder policy center he founded, the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship, and the FCC chairman who implemented the…
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State may have to decide if you can be taxed for your Netflix
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Hat tip to the Loveland Reporter-Herald for profiling an obscure tax issue that eventually could find its way onto just about every TV screen in Colorado: the city of Loveland’s attempt to assess local sales tax on internet streaming behemoth Netflix. An audit last year by City Hall in the northern Front Range burg revealed…
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Harber: The Netflix hacker’s mistake
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In a cyber attack on Netflix and major networks, a hacker who calls themselves “The Dark Overlord,” held hostage programs which have yet to be publicly released. In an attempt to extort the companies which own the shows, the hacker threatened to release the programs before their official release dates — thus preempting the channels, networks and…
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Ken Buck’s ‘Drain the Swamp’ book about Washington corruption names names, rips the dome off the Capitol
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When U.S. Rep. Ken Buck first arrived in Washington, D.C., after winning election to Congress in 2014, it was the most amazing thing. “You would think that you were in Vienna in some sort of fairy tale,” the Windsor Republican said. “The Army choir is singing, the filet mignon is on the plate, the speaker…
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Congressman Ken Buck’s ‘Drain the Swamp’ book about Washington corruption hits the stands
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U.S. Rep. Ken Buck goes behind the scenes and names names in his new book, “Drain the Swamp: How Washington Corruption is Worse Than You Think,” and on Tuesday readers got to see what all the fuss is about. The Windsor Republican discussed the book Monday night at a book-release launch event at Colorado Christian…
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Nicolais: Does ‘Making a Murderer’ bring injustice to light or just boost ratings?
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I admit it. I got hooked on the podcast Serial last year and binge-listened to all 12 episodes in one weekend. Really, if you aren’t one of the 68 million people who downloaded the podcast already, go do it now. When you’re done, just remember to write a letter of appreciation to my editor. Given…
