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Originally Posted by frahse
I won't delve into the copyright issues, but pray tell how does a problem with only 18 books turn into all of Germany being blocked from all of gutenberg.org?
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Originally Posted by sjfan
The court only required that, and PG could pretty easily just block the 18 affected books (it might take a few hours longer than a blanket ban, but it's not that difficult).
I'm guessing they're using a complete German block to help publicize the ruling and raise awareness of their plight.
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I don't think it is awareness they are raising, but protection against further action. The article is an interesting read and answers the question with (bold mine):
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Q: Why block all of Germany, rather than just those 18 books?
A: PGLAF's legal advisors disagree with all claims that there must be any blocking, or removal, or anything associated - censorship, fines/fees, disclaimers, etc. - for items that are in the public domain in the US. Period.
Because the German Court has overstepped its jurisdiction, and allowed the world's largest publishing group to bully Project Gutenberg for these 18 books, there is every reason to think that this will keep happening. There are thousands of eBooks in the Project Gutenberg collection that could be subject to similar over-reaching and illigitimate actions.
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