Re: [ICANN-EU] Article 31

[Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>]

On 2000-08-28 20:14:35 +0200, Christoph wrote:

>>       Jeder hat das Recht, seine Meinung in Wort, Schrift und
>>       Bild frei zu äußern und zu verbreiten und sich aus
>>       allgemein zugänglichen Quellen ungehindert zu
>>       unterrichten.

> Well... since you know as well as me that these words aren't 
> worth the paper they are written on, and have about much theeth 
> as a 100 years old Gentleman, I don't think pointing to them is 
> of any significance.

Actually, they have more teeth than you may believe.  For instance,
they make certain law scholars believe that the blocking paragraphs
in the Teledienstegesetz are unconstitutional.  For instance, they
were upheld in court when the German government wanted to block the
import of certain "newspapers" from abroad.

Additionally, we all agree that the UN declaration of human rights
is even more teethless than the German constitution (which has
explicit limits for free speech).

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Thomas Roessler                         <roessler@does-not-exist.org>