Re: a legal problem with 'filters' in germany
On 2004-10-22 18:24:02 +0100 martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org>
wrote:
please refer to #277794. One single line needs to be erased from the
package because otherwise, the package is unconstitutional in
Germany (and Austria). [...]
For other -legal contributors, this involves a comedy text filter
("kraut" I think) which emits "Sieg Heil" in certain conditions.
Does s86 of StBG actually apply to software?
Why isn't comedy exempt under paragraphs 4 or indeed basic human
rights?
Why isn't a simple non-political program use exempt under paragraph 3?
Joey Hess is refusing to do anything about it. Please advise.
This refusal is not on the bug report. Can you verify this?
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