EAD required for foreign telecommuting work?

[PP2 0]

I understand that an EAD is required for an immigrant to be employed in the U.S. But what if the immigrant is employed outside of the U.S. as a foreign telecommuter by a foreign company with no U.S. presence, e.g. writing journal articles for a foreign paper and communicating with the foreign employer only via email and telephone? All foreign laws and regulations would be followed (taxes, foreign bank account, etc), and all US tax regulations would be followed (reporting foreign income and accounts, etc), but it's not clear to me if this work actually falls under the definition of "employment in the United States" as stated in INA 274A and, therefore, requires an EAD. In other words, is an EAD required for work outside of the U.S. when the alien has permanent residency in the U.S.?

[Miranda&James 8]

Seems to me that if you aren't employed by a US employer you aren't technically working in the US.....don't take my word for it though, just my observation