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Misleading headline because the email says "Please note that this is not an immediate termination notice and you are still a valued participant in the Associates Program". They are only going to terminate things if the legislation is passed, which it has not yet.

This morning when I got the email I could not find out the specifics of the bill. If anybody has more information, please post it.

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Here's a bit more: http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/06/17/article/amazon...

Maybe somebody else can find the law itself based on that.

S202:

"TO PERMANENTLY IMPOSE THE STATE AND LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX ON SALES OF DIGITAL PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009; TO PERMANENTLY REQUIRE A REMOTE SELLER TO COLLECT SALES TAX WHEN THE SELLER ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ONE OR MORE STATE RESIDENTS PROVIDING FOR A COMMISSION WHEN THE RESIDENT REFERS CUSTOMERS TO THE SELLER AND THE SELLER HAS GROSS RECEIPTS OF AT LEAST TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY FROM SALES TO ALL CUSTOMERS REFERRED TO THE SELLER BY ALL SUCH RESIDENTS, EFFECTIVE WHEN IT BECOMES LAW;"

Bill: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S202v6.p...

I guess its an attempt by Amazon to make sure NC residents know about this legislature and an attempt to galvanize them to act against it.

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