[ NNSquad ] Germany threatens to fine and/or jail Carl Malamud for doing his usual thing

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Germany threatens to fine and/or jail Carl Malamud for doing his usual thing

http://j.mp/1bXZSr4  (Boing Boing)

     "One of the most important public safety laws in Europe is Dir.
     2001/95/EC which regulates general product safety.
     Public.Resource.Org, in our ongoing quest to make
     legally-mandated public safety codes available, purchased the
     German instantiation of 40 of these essential codes and made them
     available on the Internet. Every country in the EU is required to
     implement and publish these standards.  "Imagine our surprise
     when we were served notice to appear in Hamburg District Court in
     Germany."

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--Lauren--
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