[mcguire]

"On the other hand, there is a tendency of projects to massively overshoot the target just to be on the safe side - see Project Gutenberg blocking all access from Germany because they got sued over 3 (three!) books."

Do I remember correctly that the German courts wanted those three (3!) books removed from Project Gutenberg entirely?

In any case, here's your two choices:

* At a minimum, block access to those three books in Germany, allowing German courts' decisions to apply the Project, which is officially based on US copyright law, where those decisions are more stringent than US law.

* Block all access to Germany. (If Germans want to complain, let them complain to their own government.)

Which precedent do you choose?