[License-discuss] [License-review] in opposition of 'choice of law' provisions in FOSS licenses (was: For Approval: Open Logistics License v1.2)

[van de Westelaken Janneke (C/LSC-IPL2)]

Dear David,
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> But in fact it is not true: when entering into force, new regulations 
> (like, i.e., the GDPR) apply to all running contracts, regardless of 
> their date of formation. In addition, in the the

But isn't the GDPR closer to criminal law, rather than civil law, i.e. 
you cannot contract out of it, and it can be enforced by government, or at least quasi-governmental bodies, unrelated to the parties involved.
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I tend to say the GDPR is neither nor, at least in my jurisdiction one would most probably refer to the GDPR as being administrative law, with a different specific set of rules and regulations to obey to in case of disputes.

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From: License-discuss <license-discuss-bounces at lists.opensource.org> On Behalf Of David Woolley
Sent: Mittwoch, 21. Dezember 2022 17:32
To: license-discuss at lists.opensource.org
Subject: Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] in opposition of 'choice of law' provisions in FOSS licenses (was: For Approval: Open Logistics License v1.2)

On 21/12/2022 14:47, Patrice-Emmanuel Schmitz via License-discuss wrote:
> But in fact it is not true: when entering into force, new regulations 
> (like, i.e., the GDPR) apply to all running contracts, regardless of 
> their date of formation. In addition, in the the

But isn't the GDPR closer to criminal law, rather than civil law, i.e. 
you cannot contract out of it, and it can be enforced by government, or at least quasi-governmental bodies, unrelated to the parties involved.

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