Re: National IP-Blocks and OR

[Kristian Köhntopp <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 04 July 2005 08:45, Matthew MacGregor wrote:
> Is there even a remote chance that the ISPs will take this on
> board and not tell GEMA where they can put the suggestion?

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http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/61331

Unter der Hand war von mehreren Providern bereits zu hören, dass 
erwogen wird, die Sperrungsaufforderung mit einer negativen 
Feststellungsklage zu kontern. Im Rahmen einer solchen Klage 
könnten die betroffenen Unternehmen auf eigene Initiative 
gerichtlich klären lassen, ob die von der GEMA geltend gemachten 
Ansprüche rechtlich Bestand haben. Die GEMA selbst war am 
heutigen Freitag Nachmittag nicht für eine Stellungnahme zu 
erreichen.

rough translation:

Off protocol, several providers said that they are considering a 
negative declaratory action. With such an action, the companies 
could find out on their own time if the requirements by GEMA 
have substance. GEMA itself was not available for comment this 
friday afternoon.

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The whole thing is a followup to the blockage order by Jürgen 
Büssow of the Düsseldorf administration against several nazi 
propaganda websites. There was a process against these blockage 
orders by Alvar Freude of http://odem.org/informationsfreiheit/, 
which he lost.

The current GEMA action is a trail to extend this blockage order 
to civil law, and use it for copyright enforcement.

Kristian