The new German copyright law is in force since September 13. I have discussed some of the changes here.
Hilmar Schmundt, writing in SPIEGEL magazine, had an interesting story about an author of software that became illegal under the new law as a circumvention tool.
In the weeks before the law took force, sales of that software reached record levels. Lots of people tried to get their copy before it became illegal.
And with the new law, distribution in Germany has stopped.
Distribution is now done from Antigua by a company named Slysoft. Antigua doesn't seem to have legislation against selling this kind of software.
Posted by Karl-Friedrich Lenz at October 7, 2003 09:43 PM | TrackBackWhy has EU stated a law to control a "circumvention tools", even DVDs are only an entertainment?
Posted by: Haruka Yonezawa Saki Tanaka on October 9, 2003 03:05 PMOur answer to question 1
It should be illegal if that company is really German company.
Posted by: Yamashita-Fujimoto on October 9, 2003 03:14 PM
Our opinion:We think that Antigua's legislation
should be constituted.
Is there any law in Germany to limit the import of softwares from Antigua?
Posted by: Azusa Shimura, Masayoshi Mita on October 9, 2003 03:23 PMWhen someone sell software from Antiga to German costomers of that software is illegal inGermany, but legal in Antiga, what step is illegal? to download it, to sell it, or to use it?
Posted by: Megumi Honma, Mizuki Naruse on October 9, 2003 03:27 PMIf Antigua does not enter Hague treaty, German ,which enters that treaty, must ban to import Copy from Antigua and to sell.
Posted by: kumonari ando on October 9, 2003 03:32 PMThink about Q1. If the conpany's president is germany, it should be illegal. But, if not, we think the law can't punish both of them.
Posted by: tsuchiya naito on October 9, 2003 03:40 PMNo sence in this law. Companies will leave german market and reincorporate something in Montenegro. German will lose taxes, world will lose nothing!
Posted by: Alex on March 29, 2004 04:04 AM