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> Damages are well regulated so you can't sue for €1 million just because someone's bicycle ran over your toe. Counter-example: a website uses Google Fonts and
by logifail 3y ago
> Damages are well regulated so you can't sue for €1 million just because someone's bicycle ran over your toe.
Counter-example: a website uses Google Fonts and the owner gets a letter from someone's German lawyer demanding they pay "damages" for the GDPR "violation"
[0] https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/german-website-fined-100-euros-after-court-says-googles-font-library-violates-gdpr/ https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/german-websi...
[1] https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/razzia-wegen-betrugs-rund-um-google-schriftarten-a-d70a829e-05b9-47ba-8eab-fa90996e4cca https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/razzia-wegen-betrugs-run...
- RandomLensman 3y agoYou notice that the Spiegel article talks about criminal behavior by a lawyer (and the individual sums are tiny, not even clear they would have taken this to court as German courts take upfront fees).