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		qwerta on Oct 8, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin accidentally solved my startup's internati... Why author thinks that UK Paypal account would not get frozen, if someone would complain? Also I have serious doubts UK court would just accept ruling of German court. In software law UK is closer to US.

rbehrends on Oct 8, 2013 [–]

The article isn't terrible clear about it, but it's not a ruling by a German court. The German Federal Court of Justice submitted the question to the European Court of Justice, and the ECJ made the judgement; this judgement binds other national courts also.

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