At 06:10 PM 1/29/96 +0100, Thomas Roessler wrote:

In particular, they are right now *checking* whether providing internet access is a criminal offence due to the possibility to gain access to `inciting material' (the German word is `Volksverhetzung') via the Net.

Whether providing mail service is a criminal offence due to the possibility to gain access to `inciting material.' Whether providing phone service is a criminal offence due to the possibility to gain access to `inciting material.' Whether selling radios is a criminal offence due to the possibility to gain access to `inciting material.' Whether selling satellite dishes is a criminal offence due to the possibility to gain access to `inciting material.' Whether teaching reading is a criminal offence due to the possibility to gain access to `inciting material.'

Quite similar to the RSA T-Shirt story in the States. ,-)

But with much more reaction from the prosecutors. I guess Germans are easy to set off. That means BTW that others can control them since they "have to react." Has German jurisprudence ever encountered the concept that the person who requests something like a web page is the "actor" in this drama not the carrier. The carrier is not doing anything. The requestor is controlling the system momentarily. DCF