GPL May Not Work In German Legal System

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 1, 2003 @10:14PM from the well-the-german-law-forest-at-least dept.

erbse2 writes "It may be that the (L)GPL can not be (fully) enforced under German jurisdiction. This is at least the conclusion professor Gerald Spindler of the jurisprudential faculty of the University of Goettingen came to when he examines the Legal questions of the open source software (It's long, it's complex and it's in German and it's written by a professor, so don't expect to understand anything, if you are not a German lawyer). Heise News has the article in German, however, the fish may be with you. IANAL, however, as one can put some of the legal problems aside, most of the concerns mentioned in there should provoke at least some thought by brave men around RMS."

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Thats not good by smallen · 2003-07-01 23:19 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Was it "Heisse news" the paper was called?
This is Scheisse news!
Hmmm, I totally agree. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-01 23:49 · Score: -1, Flamebait

The (L)GPL is a virus, it's for communists. I hope that Germany kicks the GPL out of the back door. Hail capitalism and free enterprise!
Re:In other news by geekee · 2003-07-02 05:53 · Score: 0, Flamebait

"Actually, I believe SCO is under a restraining order in Germany that prohibits them from making the kinds of outrageous claims about Linux that they have been making in the US."

So much for free speech in Germany.

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