Forceful Nonviolence
am 15.02.2006 von German American Law Journal :: American Edition
CK - Washington. The click on a mouse means the user exerts force. That force may be as powerful as the pulling of a trigger on a gun, the court finds in the Lufthansa online demonstration matter that was discussed here in July and February of 2005.
The mepHisto-bLAWg has had a chance to analyze the grounds for the decision. The court convicted the organizer of the demonstration of instigating others to criminal duress under §240 of the Criminal Code, Strafgesetzbuch. In order to prevent third parties from accessing the website marketing the Lufthansa services, the organizer called upon others to commit a blockade by means of internet techniques which, in turn, was held to constitute was …
Call to Protest: Convicted
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. An online demonstration that affected Lufthansa AGs internet service resulted in the conviction of one of the organizers on July 1, 2005. The judge in Frankfurt criticized the abuse of the power of the mouse and sentences the…
Criminal Forfeiture for Siemens
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Criminal Purchase at Auction
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Airline Duress Online
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Expatriating Assets Illegal?
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Phone Surveillance Rules
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