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03/11/2006 08:25:20
Mike Yearwood
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 
 
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02/11/2006 18:58:38
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>I think he meant that he was hoping for a precedent in the legal arena in order to continue to work as he was in the past hosting the UT in Canada - not a precedent hosting outside of Canada which is what you were referring to, correct?

Nope. I mean if books can be authored in Canada, but sold elsewhere, could he not argue, that he's authoring content which is "sold" from elsewhere. The precedent may exist in a different long-established industry.

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>I'm wondering (perhaps this is what you were referring to) if it is the fact that the system is hosted in Canada or where the service is provided from that matters? In other words, if the UT is hosted on a server in Canada but the service is managed financially out of the country, would that make a difference? Probably not...
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>>>>Mention it to your lawyers. Certainly a precedent in other forms of distribution should assist you here.
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>>>Yes, we have been trying to find one so far and the closest one would have been a win from Dawn's Place LTD. Unfortunately, it wasn't the case.
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>>I did not mean you should look to someone that has failed to do it. You need to think outside the box. Establish a relationship with someone in the US. They collect the fees and pay you a "royalty" just like a book author would do.
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