I don't think so

Post #151,948 by drewk 4/20/04 2:50:06 PM Reply	I don't think so You seem to be straining mightily to twist this into something it's not. An author was stopped for coming into the country on a tourist visa when he was actually coming for business purposes. Turned out he was exploiting a loophole in the law, in that the size of an "honoraria" was not defined. By the same logic, anyone who makes a living as a writer can come here to work as long as his salary is classified as "honoraria". And since software is protected by copyright, it seems programmers can be called authors. No, I don't in any way advocate trying this. Just pointing out the confluence of two loopholes.[1] [1] Don't like the term "loopholes"? How about "interpretaions of the law"? === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #151,956 by Silverlock 4/20/04 3:36:42 PM Reply	I don't agree. I followed the arguments about this when Rand first brought it up. I thought it was silly then. I think it's silly now. Trying to compare the programmer with the author is stretching it mightily. If the author had come here to write while under contract and was paid to do that writing, you might be able to compare them. But even that is silly. ----------------------------------------- It is much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than it is to give them a helping hand. Mike Royko
Post #151,977 by altmann 4/20/04 4:51:04 PM Reply	Missing something "Visitors are allowed to receive honoraria for appearances before academic groups in the United States..." And from Another Scott's post: "Participating in conventions, conferences or convocation of fraternal or social organizations; i.e.: Not businesses. -- Chris Altmann

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