On Nov 22, 2007 9:46 PM, Lars Aronsson <lars(a)aronsson.se> wrote:
Tim 'avatar' Bartel wrote:
of cases where people (in Germany) notice an
'...or later'
clause and sign a contract anyhow because they know, that this
clause is ineffective.
German law applies *in Germany*, not *to Germans*. As soon as
they (or their works) move beyond borders, they are exposed to
other legal systems. (Go to China and kill someone -- you might
be sentenced to death.) So if the clause is ineffective under
German law, you can feel "safe" only as long as you (and your
work) stay in that country.
Agreed, and I don't think Tim thought otherwise. I know I didn't.
Of course, seeing as the Projects in the German language (or the
French) rank in the top 5 of visits and are massively accessed from
Germany (or France), we might want to consider *not* making Wikipedia
illegal in Germany (or France). Which, if I am not mistaken, may
happen if *one* person actually won a trial on those basis.
I will also take a wild guess and say that many countries in Europe
(and elsewhere) actually share the same kind of legal grounds.
But then hey, I couldn't be more biased :-)
Delphine
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