German Courts Bucking the Trend on Illegal Websites

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While the trend in Europe is to render decisions that are coming down hard on what is considered illegal content on websites, Germany is taking another path entirely. German courts are increasingly siding with the websites to allow them to continue operations even when the content is illegal in Germany.

With the recent UK ISP ruling seemingly kick-starting an avalanche of similar court orders, as we’ve seen this week in the Netherlands and Finland, the announcement from German courts is certainly refreshing.
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So, out of the major governments GERMANY is now the one that is standing most steadfast to the idea of not censoring/blocking foreign sites they don't like?
 
I'm seriously considering ordering Rosetta Stone incase we go to war with Iran, that will be the last straw for me. Will be looking forward to the Autobahn and dunkelweizens, we'r all on a sinking ship if we don't change our course asap :(
 
This coming from a court system with judge(s) who are essentially blind and can't tell the visual differences between the iPad 2 and a Galaxy Tab.
 
The Germans get bullied into doing things until someone reminds them of what happens to your freedoms if you allow some people to have more rights then others. The USA is following down the slippery slopes of the past and as of yet not to many are stopping the power brokers in and out of government. So in a few years the past will repeat its self.
 
Ticker305 said:
I'm seriously considering ordering Rosetta Stone incase we go to war with Iran, that will be the last straw for me. Will be looking forward to the Autobahn and dunkelweizens, we'r all on a sinking ship if we don't change our course asap :(
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most Germans and Austrians speak English well enough to be able to communicate. just prepare to have your ears raped by horrible accents.

Uncle said:
The Germans get bullied into doing things until someone reminds them of what happens to your freedoms if you allow some people to have more rights then others. The USA is following down the slippery slopes of the past and as of yet not to many are stopping the power brokers in and out of government. So in a few years the past will repeat its self.
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i can't figure out what you mean.
 
The White house has recently decided to oppose SOPA, so I wouldn't worry too much. It seems the governments are agreeing that piracy is a corporation issue, and not a government issue. Going after piracy is just an act of spending money to essentially lower job growth. Something all governments are having trouble with now.
 
Ashbringer said:
The White house has recently decided to oppose SOPA, so I wouldn't worry too much.
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Barack Obama also said he would close Guantanamo Bay when elected. How is that working out? You can tell a politician is lying if their lips are moving.

I don't think SOPA will pass because there has been too much public outcry over it, but they are going to try again and again to pass similar legislation.
 
Actually the house just killed SOPA, so SOPA is officially dead. Now we worry about PIPA.
 
Ashbringer said:
The White house has recently decided to oppose SOPA, so I wouldn't worry too much. It seems the governments are agreeing that piracy is a corporation issue, and not a government issue. Going after piracy is just an act of spending money to essentially lower job growth. Something all governments are having trouble with now.
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but PIPA is still alive, same thing, different name.
 
temujin987 said:
most Germans and Austrians speak English well enough to be able to communicate. just prepare to have your ears raped by horrible accents.
"The Germans get bullied into doing things until someone reminds them of what happens to your freedoms if you allow some people to have more rights then others. The USA is following down the slippery slopes of the past and as of yet not to many are stopping the power brokers in and out of government. So in a few years the past will repeat its self."
i can't figure out what you mean.
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Read some history books Grasshopper.
 
Let's see, germany is the easiest country to prosecute software pirating, because they basically just blindly follow whatever the prosecution says....however they will allow whatever illegal content you want on websites...

Yeah, no contradiction there... So they will allow pirate sites to operate so that companies can continue to gouge the private citizens of their money when they prosecute for pirating with overinflated penalties...
 
Except if German web sites have references to National Socialism, then you can be sure as hell they'll take it down and either fine or arrest you. Last time I checked they have a standing ban against everything National Socialism.
 
^^^ I should add - not that I have a problem with that.
 
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