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> Axel Springer claimed that the web page and all its content (including subrequest) and ads is subject to copyright law. So when you modify the web page with a

> Axel Springer claimed that the web page and all its content (including subrequest) and ads is subject to copyright law. So when you modify the web page with adding new styles or blocking a web request you violate the copyright. In answer, I should probably invoke accessibility laws, asserting that ads make my blood pressure rise and induce vomiting. Also, since parodies have been deemed fair use since about forever, what I’m reading is fine parodies, which are exactly the originals except they don’t have ads.

thfuran 4y ago
But that's all obvious nonsense.
- bell-cot 4y ago
  Perhaps. But "making sense" is generally not a priority for the law. And taking such a stance might be pretty useful, on the PR/politics side...
  - trothamel 4y ago
    Making sense is usually a priority for the judges that run the court cases that define what the law is/means.
  - thfuran 4y ago
    Making sense is a high priority for legal arguments. You may be unfamiliar with the context in which things are meant to make sense though.
Mezzie 4y ago
You don't even need to make up a reason. I'm visually impaired in a way that has substantial cortical visual impairment, issues with movement, and issues with crowding. Ads are genuinely an accessibility problem for me and people like me.
anthk 4y ago
I don't modify the page, I just ban the browser to fetch some domains. Try banning hosts file usage, Axel Springer. Also, good luck with that clause against Links, Lynx and Dillo.
Mindwipe 4y ago
It's German law being discussed. Germany doesn't have a fair use element to their copyright law, just some specific exemptions. Parody isn't one of them.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
  This isn't a fair use issue. It's a matter of property rights. If they don't want people choosing what code executes on their computer they need to abandon open protocols designed to permit that.
- iggldiggl 4y ago
  > just some specific exemptions. Parody isn't one of them. Isn't it? https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__51a.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__51a.html

thfuran 4y ago

But that's all obvious nonsense.

bell-cot 4y ago
Perhaps. But "making sense" is generally not a priority for the law. And taking such a stance might be pretty useful, on the PR/politics side...
- trothamel 4y ago
  Making sense is usually a priority for the judges that run the court cases that define what the law is/means.
- thfuran 4y ago
  Making sense is a high priority for legal arguments. You may be unfamiliar with the context in which things are meant to make sense though.

Mezzie 4y ago

You don't even need to make up a reason. I'm visually impaired in a way that has substantial cortical visual impairment, issues with movement, and issues with crowding. Ads are genuinely an accessibility problem for me and people like me.

anthk 4y ago

I don't modify the page, I just ban the browser to fetch some domains. Try banning hosts file usage, Axel Springer. Also, good luck with that clause against Links, Lynx and Dillo.

Mindwipe 4y ago

It's German law being discussed. Germany doesn't have a fair use element to their copyright law, just some specific exemptions. Parody isn't one of them.

kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
This isn't a fair use issue. It's a matter of property rights. If they don't want people choosing what code executes on their computer they need to abandon open protocols designed to permit that.
iggldiggl 4y ago
> just some specific exemptions. Parody isn't one of them. Isn't it? https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__51a.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__51a.html