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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by mcguire on Saturday March 03, 2018 @11:48PM (#16513314)
There is an established treaty for handling this particular issue. The court in question has decided not to follow that treaty.
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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by tom_mellior on Sunday March 04, 2018 @12:28PM (#16515503)
Could you be more specific?
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Re:Project Gutenberg blocks access from Germany by mcguire on Sunday March 04, 2018 @05:59PM (#16517330)
The Berne Convention specifies minimum copyright provisions (equivalent to current US and German practice, IIUC), requires other countries to protect works as strongly as their own, and describes how to resolve conflicts (WIPA).
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