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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by mcguire on Saturday March 03, 2018 @10:01PM (#16513024)
The court decision in question, in part, says,

"The defendants are ordered, on penalty of an administrative fine of up to EUR 250,000.00 or, alternatively, imprisonment of up to 6 months, for each case of non- compliance, said imprisonment to be imposed on the second defendant, to cease and desist from making the following works publicly available or letting them be made publicly available, namely:..."

The court has not ordered the site blocked, but the texts in question taken down.

Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by incompatible on Saturday March 03, 2018 @10:09PM (#16513052)
Sure, but if the defendants don't have any interests in Germany, how would the claim be enforced?