Am 06.08.2006 um 20:44 schrieb Klaus Schmidinger: > Darren Salt wrote: >> I demand that Klaus Schmidinger may or may not have written... >> [snip] >>> Oh, while we're at it: you're apparently selling stuff over your >>> web site >>> at http://www.dalibox.de, as can be seen on >>> http://daliman3.dalibox.de/index.php? >>> page=shop.product_details&flypage=&product_id=17&category_id=2&optio >>> n=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28 >>> However, I can't seem to find any detailed information regarding >>> who is >>> actually running this web site. [...] >> "whois dalibox.de" appears to provide that information. > > Yes, but at least in Germany a commercial web site must itself > contain a section that identifies exactly who is behind it, and > a link to that section must be prominently placed and available > from every page of the site. > > I didn't make this up myself - it's the law. I just wanted to inform > him about that, in case he didn't know. These "reminders" can be very > nasty and expensive. > > It's especially strange since he won't provide information about > his alleged patent to an "anonymous poster" (meaning myself), but > does himself hide behind a veil of obscurity... > > I'm beginning to doubt that any such patent does in fact exist... > > Klaus > Actually, according to german laws and court decisions there is no "private" website. Whenever you put something up on a domain you own you are offering communication services according to a court decision, so even when you only post your holiday photos you are obliged to have a complete imprint. with kind regards Peter Marquardt
