>while the rest is brought local to the customer //
Sounds like contributory infringement to me. Why not just host the entire thing distally and access via VPN?
The answer lies in where a product is considered to be sold. If you're targeting customers in the USA say then it doesn't matter where your server is you're still considered to be selling in the USA.
YMMV and I'm afraid I don't have any caselaw handy to cite on this.
Sounds like contributory infringement to me. Why not just host the entire thing distally and access via VPN?
The answer lies in where a product is considered to be sold. If you're targeting customers in the USA say then it doesn't matter where your server is you're still considered to be selling in the USA.
YMMV and I'm afraid I don't have any caselaw handy to cite on this.