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Well, as a German consumer, I gotta say it's pretty darn great to be able to pinpoint a website to an actual business. It's a good way to judge how legitimate a
by 9dev 5mo ago
Well, as a German consumer, I gotta say it's pretty darn great to be able to pinpoint a website to an actual business. It's a good way to judge how legitimate an online shop is before ordering, for example; and if anything goes wrong, I know there is someone I can hold accountable.
- sevenzero 5mo agoYea from a consumers perspective its neat. From a hobbyist dev perspective not so much.
- 9dev 5mo agoAs a hobbyist dev you don't need an imprint - unless you're selling software, at which point you're a business and your customers should be able to hold you accountable for it.
- sevenzero 5mo agoYou need an imprint for pretty much everything, as I wrote earlier. Even a hobbyist Youtube channel requires one if you're strict with it. It's enough that said thing could have business intent and I want to emphasize the could here. To be completely sure, you'd have to check with a lawyer.
- Frieren 5mo ago> It's enough that said thing could have business intent So, it is a business.
- sevenzero 5mo agoIs me writing a blog post about how much I personally like hamburgers a business? Because that can be interpreted as having business intent in Germany. As soon as I drop the name of a fast food restaurant, it can be interpreted as advertisement that I got paid for. Yes I could easily prove that this isn't the case if asked, but thats work.
- 9dev 5mo agoNot so. German courts actually take a look at the site and apply common sense judgement. If it's obviously a personal blog, nobody is going to successfully litigate against you. There's a lot of FUD involved in these discussions.