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[–] 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's who got sued, but I assume that it sets legal precedent for all. I'm not German though, so I don't know how their legal system works.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 days ago

    It's precedent-ish. The first court in Munich did the hard work from scratch. The Aachen court copied and pasted their logic into their own ruling. There is a strong chance that for the time being other courts will come up with similar rulings under comparable case conditions. But Google may be waiting for a case where they are not quite as likely to lose if they appeal. Funny shit can still happen, especially if the highest federal court can be convinced to rule on a case like this. So it's too early to tell if this precedent has more long lasting staying power.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 days ago

    but I assume that it sets legal precedent for all.

    Other courts might look at it for inspiration, but since Germany has a civil law system (as opposed to the common law system that is usual in English-speaking countries), prior rulings do not really have as much significance as “legal precedent” here.

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