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Re: New Terms of Use for LUGNET
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lugnet.admin.terms
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Date:
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Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:03:36 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.terms, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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What effect (if any) does this change have on things like
this?
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Hi Marc,
since I accepted responsibility, I thought about things like this and I always
kept exactly this specific example in mind. So now somebody catched me on the
hop finally :-)
As you may know, dealing with all kinds of issues regarding the Third Reich is
more intricate in Germany than in other countries, there’s still a pretty
inhibited received opinion. But that doesn’t mean a lot in legal regards. It’s
not per se forbidden to show national socialist signs, e.g. the swastika. The
context is decisive.
Like in the movie The Downfall (which I
can, BTW, warmly recommend!) and many other german movies, showing those signs
is OK, as well as on historic models, in satires etc.pp. In general, as long as
there’s historical background and the object in question isn’t glorifying the
NS, everything should be within limits.
As for the very specific example you refered to: Well, one could argue that
AAMOF it was meant satiric. Aiming at Hitler’s megalomania or at the Nazi’s
alleged secret projects (think of the flying saucer rumors)...
Please note: This has nothing to do with my personal opinion, it’s just keeping
it in perspective.
Leg Godt!
Rene
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| (...) Thanks for the clarification, Rene. I'm glad to hear that the German laws against Nazi symbols aren't as restrictive as I had feared. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (18 years ago, 19-Sep-06, to lugnet.admin.terms, FTX)
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