Sometimes it seems to me that in Germany some political and social decisions take longer than in the rest of the world. This was my impression when I listened to the panel discussion at the GVU Branchenforum in Berlin last week.

GVU, a German organization against copyright infringements, did a good job and invited a great variety of guests. Not only representatives of the content industry participated in the discussion, but also a state attorney, a representative of the German ISP’s association eco and the chief editor of gulli, a portal that calls itself “worst pirate cave”. This diversity made the discussion really controversial and fascinating. (more…)