Re:Germany pushes for ‘pay as you fly’ model
by eru on Friday September 02, 2022 @09:10AM
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> This suggested change isn't larger than many of those, or groundbreaking. It's just another one like those.
Yes, I know. I grew up in Germany. That these restrictions are common doesn't make them any better.
For example, phone sales can't be final at that time, there has to be a 14-day grace period starting from when the purchase agreement is accessible to both parties (IIRC). Mail-order vendors have to accept returns on most kinds of goods, by law not by convention. Warranties cannot be shorter than a specified limit. Apartment rental contracts cannot ban having children, and so on and so forth.
The restrictions are real, even if most of a typical contract is still free to design and write by the parties.
This suggested change isn't larger than many of those, or groundbreaking. It's just another one like those.