<p>> The key legal question here is: Does modifying how a website displays through browser-side tools like ad blockers count as breaking the [copyright] law?</p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv</span><span class="invisible">acy-security/germanys-possible-ad-blocker-ban-could-threaten-user-freedom-and-privacy-says-mozilla</span></a></p><p>This is ridiculous. There are so many ways to display a <a href="/tags/webpage/" rel="tag">#webpage</a>. So, would using custom <a href="/tags/css/" rel="tag">#CSS</a> also violate the <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a>? Or using a browser like Lynx that just shows the text? Or viewing raw HTML? If anything, it's the raw <a href="/tags/code/" rel="tag">#code</a> that should be copyrighted. <a href="/tags/ad/" rel="tag">#ad</a> <a href="/tags/adblock/" rel="tag">#adblock</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#legal</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> <a href="/tags/netzpolitik/" rel="tag">#netzpolitik</a> <a href="/tags/browser/" rel="tag">#browser</a> <a href="/tags/copyright/" rel="tag">#copyright</a></p>
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