New Zealand [OT - was Car Database]

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2002

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texte = Alain,I actually looked into moving down to NZ about a year ago, just for that very sort of thing...it occurred to me that if I retained my US clients and charged NZ prices (or slightly higher) coupled with the lack of NZ internet laws which would allow me to do things like 'strip' a website of data 'legally', rather than go through the time/expense of getting the data through other more costly 'legitimate' channels and the low cost of living in NZ, then, in theory, I would be able to live like a king.So I checked into immigration, etc. and found that in order to be seriously considered for citizenship I would need to either a) provide a job offer from a NZ company or b) demonstrate that my own biz would be significant enough to benefit the NZ economy, which, unfortunately it isn't (but i'm working on it!). So, I did some searching and applied for a few jobs out there and was told--you guessed it, I needed to live in NZ. Quite the catch-22.I know I could apply for and get a 2 month work visa, but the costs of travel, etc. vs. the risk of falling on my face just don't equate as do-able at this point...Ok, story time's over. Back to your regularly scheduled US copyright law debate. I just wanted to basically say that I sort of envy the position you're in...but the grass is always greener, no? :)-Dan-------------------------------------------http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:04:35 +1300 Alain Russell wrote:>I've officially resigned from this thread ..>>I've said my piece. We can't be prosecuted down here for a hell of a lot to>do with the internet - our government is not that advanced yet ..>>So if you need it done as contract work .. .. ;)>>Alain>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Andrew Simpson 2002)
Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Tim Robinson 2002)
Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Dan Strong 2002)
Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Andrew Simpson 2002)
Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Inkblot Media 2002)
Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Alex McCombie 2002)
Re: New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Alain Russell 2002)
New Zealand [OT - was Car Database] (Dan Strong 2002)

Alain,I actually looked into moving down to NZ about a year ago, just for that very sort of thing...it occurred to me that if I retained my US clients and charged NZ prices (or slightly higher) coupled with the lack of NZ internet laws which would allow me to do things like 'strip' a website of data 'legally', rather than go through the time/expense of getting the data through other more costly 'legitimate' channels and the low cost of living in NZ, then, in theory, I would be able to live like a king.So I checked into immigration, etc. and found that in order to be seriously considered for citizenship I would need to either a) provide a job offer from a NZ company or b) demonstrate that my own biz would be significant enough to benefit the NZ economy, which, unfortunately it isn't (but i'm working on it!). So, I did some searching and applied for a few jobs out there and was told--you guessed it, I needed to live in NZ. Quite the catch-22.I know I could apply for and get a 2 month work visa, but the costs of travel, etc. vs. the risk of falling on my face just don't equate as do-able at this point...Ok, story time's over. Back to your regularly scheduled US copyright law debate. I just wanted to basically say that I sort of envy the position you're in...but the grass is always greener, no? :)-Dan-------------------------------------------http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com(208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:04:35 +1300 Alain Russell wrote:>I've officially resigned from this thread ..>>I've said my piece. We can't be prosecuted down here for a hell of a lot to>do with the internet - our government is not that advanced yet ..>>So if you need it done as contract work .. .. ;)>>Alain>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Dan Strong

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New Zealand [OT - was Car Database]

2002

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