@punissuer @m04 @FediPact I'm not a lawyer (and I only can refer to ones in my juristiction, which is #Germany (so i.e. @wbs_legal would be the form to get in touch with) so your mileage is different...

• However #AFAICT having extortive pricing and predatory business models will likely get ripped apart in court (see lawyers like #Gravenreuth who made their money preyong on alleged spammers and pirates, demanding absurdly high cease-and-decist fees to not press charges) as #FRAND licensing would likely be mandated.

Plus a mere HTTP(S) request would likely not hold up in court as an informed contractual agreement customary for that sum.

• Similarly right-extremist tinfoilhats aka. "Reich Citizens" fail get their made-up debts (against legal and natural persons in Germany) from overseas (i.e. #USA) enforced.

By contrast giving them a custom 402 (Payment Required) error or 403 (Forbidden) page demandng them to contract for access may be deemed sifficient if done ASN-wide.

• #Funfact: #ESPN did 403 most website visitors from the U.S. if their ISP didn't pay their ransom demands.

Personally I'm considering to block all #GAFAMS and "#AI" companies from my systems...

• Again: #NotLegalAdvice!

@kobilacroix #Funfact: #Cats think #hoomans are just long hairless and stupid cats that can open cans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d113BCzgyBM

@Asterix_Archiv Man muss die Feschte feiern, wie sie fallen. #FunFact Erst seit dem 1. Juli 1994 offizieller (und arbeitsfreier) Feiertag.

@nixCraft #Funfact: I actually know that one person - or at least someone with the same story...

@PhotographyElf #FunFact: #Fern are one of the oldest species of plants and existed already during #dinosaur times https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern

@gtconway3
#FunFact
Religious fanatics are the worst
offenders of pedophilia

@skykiss #Funfact: What you suggested was actually the #guarantees by #USA & #UK as per #BudapestMemorandum.

• #Putin broke those twice in 2011 & 2022 because the #US and #Britain refused.to follow their own, self-made obligations which would've mandated #BootsOnTheGround!

@stevel @lazygamereviews #Funfact:

#Microsoft actually knows they have no leverage in reality, which is why when #Lenovo, #Dell & #hp came to them to demand better #terms or they'd switch to #Linux, Microsoft decided to pay them $25 per #Windows Pro preinstall instead.

• I think what is needed is not just Linux-friendly #hardware, but explcitly Windows-unfriendly hardware and #software.

Tho the only reason Microsoft's managment hasn't canceled #OTP #CCSS and replaced it with #SaaS-only shit is because they'd instantly piss off too many #customers and #ValueRemoving #rentseekers that run the entire "#Antivirus" cottage industry.

• Remember: Noone asked for a #CopilotPC or #Copilot or #AI bullshit, and when #consumers are given a fair choice they'd refuse to pay the premium for WinShit which is the inferior option.

#FunFact: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 thereby creating the #CPB, was from #Texas! Born into exceeding #poverty, he truly understood the tremendous impact this Act could have for people nationwide » https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/lbj/

@petergleick #Funfact: Without #MeritOrder instead of #OfferAndDemand pricing, there would be no #MinimumPricing for #Electricity in #Germany and instead all #FossilGuels would go out of business as they can't compete with #renewables...