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Re:Italian Courts Find Open Source Software Terms Enforceable by Vespasian on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:58PM (#29705555)
I found an article on the german Wikipedia

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux-Klausel

The referenced article is §32 UrhG

Re:Italian Courts Find Open Source Software Terms Enforceable by em-bee on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:12PM (#29705721)
thank you. so it wasn't that it was not possible to give away stuff for free but rather that there was a proposal to change the law which would have made it difficult, if not impossible, and as a result the added clause ensured that it would remain possible, at least as long as it is given to the general public.