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Originally Posted by Abzeronow
Geo-restrictions also seem to be limiting knowledge as Project Gutenberg US just blocked Germany from its website because a German publisher sued over 18 eBooks that were public domain in the U.S.
https://cand.pglaf.org/germany/index.html
At issue was Germany's Life + 70 rule vs U.S. public domain rules |
Please don't make it sound like that it is PGs fault for the complete block of Germany. The reason is simply this (also from the same article you quoted from):
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The decision to acceed to the German Court's order to make items inaccessible from Germany is intended to be a temporary appeasement, while the appeal occurs - this is because the German appeal Court will likely look disfavorably on PGLAF if it shows contempt for the German Court. Ultimately, PGLAF seeks to establish that any complaints about copyright must be brought either to the US Courts (where PGLAF operates) or [World Intellectual Property Organization] processes (as guided by international treaties).
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