Hey guys, i would like to have opinions on the following: Do we need imprints for web stuff hosted for *.opensuse.org? Especially if the hosted stuff is in German. Background is a discussion on the opensuse-wiki-de list about the new wiki they are trying to get together on http://dewiki.opensuse.org There is confusion if that page would fall under german law and therefor the "Impressumspflicht nach § 5 TMG / § 55 RStV". I guess its not needed as the opensuse.org domain is controlled by Novell and Imprints are not needed in the US (and AFAIK the obligation to have one is even considered violating the constitution). But I wanted to see if some of you might have another opinion on this :) Henne -- Henne Vogelsang, openSUSE. Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. - Mike Tyson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-bar+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-bar+help@opensuse.org
On May 23, 11 16:24:24 +0200, Henne Vogelsang wrote:
Hey guys,
i would like to have opinions on the following:
Do we need imprints for web stuff hosted for *.opensuse.org? Especially if the hosted stuff is in German.
We probably do need imprints. The domain opensuse.org is owned by Novell Inc., Provo. Nevertheless, we offer contents for a german audience, so german law could apply. A trivial implementation of a sufficient 'Impressum' could be a link to http://www.novell.com/de-de/company/legal/
I guess its not needed as the opensuse.org domain is controlled by Novell and Imprints are not needed in the US (and AFAIK the obligation to have one is even considered violating the constitution). But I wanted to see if some of you might have another opinion on this :)
Nice logic, but when you do business in Germany, german law might apply. Christopher, Ciaran? cheers, JW. -- o \ Juergen Weigert paint it green! __/ _=======.=======_ <V> | jw@suse.de back to ascii! __/ _---|____________\/ \ | 0911 74053-508 __/ (____/ /\ (/) | _____________________________/ _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, J.Guild, F.Immendoerffer, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg), Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany SuSE. Supporting Linux since 1992. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-bar+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-bar+help@opensuse.org
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