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"“The law says that any event which is open to the public, and is ’cause related’, requires a permit when a foreigner speaks." There was a foreign speaker part
by ahje 8y ago
"“The law says that any event which is open to the public, and is ’cause related’, requires a permit when a foreigner speaks."
There was a foreign speaker participating over Skype. As idiotic as the law seems to be, I do believe the case is rather clear. The foreigner did indeed speak at the conference, which was public. The fact that Skype was used as a medium to facilitate that doesn't really change anything.
- tomjen3 8y agoHe did not. Some electrons were converted into photons of different frequencies mostly in the human visual spectrum, and some electrons were converted into other frequences in the spectrum that can be converted into a meaning by a human. If I rant against Disney land with the dealt penalty, and the video is later played there, I have not given a speech there.
- ahje 8y ago> Some electrons were converted into photons of different frequencies mostly in the human visual spectrum, and some electrons were converted into other frequences in the spectrum that can be converted into a meaning by a human. If someone live-streams a keynote and a Q/A session as a part of an event, then the person speaking is obviously participating. Please note, that I have no problems with remote participation of events. It just happens that our favourite south-east asian police state requires a permit for such events. Our opinions on whether that law is a good one or not has nothing to do with the medium chosen for the event.