That would only be the case if they thought the 18 books would be the end of the matter. Quite obviously, it would not, so blocking all of Germany is the corre

That would only be the case if they thought the 18 books would be the end of the matter. Quite obviously, it would not, so blocking all of Germany is the correct move to prevent any future cases under the same legal theories. They don't want to be under German jurisdiction; the German court has said that serving users in Germany puts them under German jurisdiction; therefore they are no longer serving users in Germany. This seems like it should satisfy everyone concerned.