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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by madhadron on Saturday March 03, 2018 @06:13PM (#16512266)
They have no legal basis for the books being removed in the US, since they are in the public domain there. If they can't make German law stick, they have no recourse.
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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by tonyztan on Saturday March 03, 2018 @08:32PM (#16512783)
They can go for the ISPs, or push for some German law to restrict local access. Doesn't mean they should, though.
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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by thomastjeffery on Monday March 05, 2018 @01:01AM (#16519084)
Again, said ISPs are US-based, and the only precedent for blocking in the US is DMCA, which considers these works public domain.
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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by tonyztan on Monday March 05, 2018 @10:44PM (#16526715)
I'm referring to local ISPs that German users use to access the Internet. Presumably the court can order them to block access to resources.
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