Honest question as an American who speaks English as a first language and is studying German as a second:
Section 8 paragraph 1 seems to clearly not require a service provider to block access in order to prevent copyright infringement if they meet its requirements. I understand that section 7 paragraph 3 leaves in place blocking remedies specified elsewhere in other laws. However, for the specific case of copyright infringement, this is clearly the narrowest most specific rule for blocking due to copyright infringement, and at least in American law that generally means it is the one that takes precedence for the infringement blocking case.
Also I read Section 7 paragraph 4 to just mean that public WiFi hotspots can be mandated to block infringing content if no other means is available.
Am I reading this wrong? I’m struggling because I’m not sure if my understanding of the German language or German law is wrong here.
Section 8 paragraph 1 seems to clearly not require a service provider to block access in order to prevent copyright infringement if they meet its requirements. I understand that section 7 paragraph 3 leaves in place blocking remedies specified elsewhere in other laws. However, for the specific case of copyright infringement, this is clearly the narrowest most specific rule for blocking due to copyright infringement, and at least in American law that generally means it is the one that takes precedence for the infringement blocking case.
Also I read Section 7 paragraph 4 to just mean that public WiFi hotspots can be mandated to block infringing content if no other means is available.
Am I reading this wrong? I’m struggling because I’m not sure if my understanding of the German language or German law is wrong here.