Re: Any German web authors here?

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At 23:13 26.04.2003 +0200, jalal wrote:
 >I have a couple of web sites for German companies. They are telling
 >me  that by law, all web sites now need to have a page called
 >'Impressum',  which lays out the legal status and contact info for
 >the company or  person owning the web site.

It is law and it is strictly enforced.

 >
 >Anyone on the list who knows what the situation is regarding German
 >web  sites and 'Impressum' pages???
 >If true, does it apply to companies registered in Germany, web sites
 > with a .de domain or sites that are hosted in Germany?

It applies to all companies doing business in Germany. Important is
neither where the site is hosted nor the first level domain.
If you would like to obtain URLs with sample impressums and further
informations please mail me of list.
HTH

Chris

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