Here it is: http://www.bmj.bund.de/media/archive/1317.pdf Also, there is coverage in the C4 Wiki: http://wiki.koeln.ccc.de/index.php?title=%C2%A7202c_StGB Greetings, Benjamin On 06.07.2007 11:01:19, Sam wrote: > Benjamin, > > Do you have a link to the German law text by any chance? > > Would be helpful. > > Sam > > Benjamin Schieder wrote: > >Hi people. > > > >In response to a law that passed the german legislative today, I will cease > >production, development and distribution of ROCKate binaries and - maybe - > >even source code soon. > >The reasen is §202c StGB which states (IANAL translation): > > > >"Producing, acquiring, selling, giving, distributing or making-accessible > >of > >passwords or other access codes as well as computer programs whose aim it > >is > >to commi a crime ... will be punished with up to one year in jail or a > >fine." > > > >See also: http://www.phenoelit.de/202/202.html > > > >Basically, these waters are too hot for me to tread in. Though the official > >reading of the wall - reading from politicians that is - says that they > >only > >target 'criminals' and there is no need to worry with the wording, nobody > >knows when some underworked lawyer thinks he might go on to sue the ass off > >of everyone in IT. > > > >If someone wants to mirror/host/develop ROCKate further, be my guest. If > >you > >need technical assistance, I can offer guidance, but I probably won't write > >a single line of code anymore. Sorry. > > > > > >Greetings, > > Benjamin > > -- Benjamin 'blindCoder' Schieder Registered Linux User #289529: http://counter.li.org finger blindcoder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | gpg --import -- You're individual! You're unique! Just like everyone else!
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