> So I may have such a strong opinion on the GDPR because I live in Germany.
Those C&Ds are pretty insane: I heard about them before, what are they for? In NL we had, for a little bit, lawyers who searched out illegal photograph usage and tried those letters. But according to Dutch law, I can remove the picture (we had a large image site) and that's it. So they made $0 of us, not did the lawyers. Is it something similar?
In Germany, this used to be quite a lucrative business model for lawyers, and it was insane indeed! It got a little less profitable when the government put a cap on the fees, but I am afraid it it still a thing. Dutch law sounds much more reasonable!
My friend with a business there said that it is not too hard or expensive to get a lawyer to spend a few minutes sending a standard response and that they (almost always) back off with even the slightest resistance? Annoying but...
Those C&Ds are pretty insane: I heard about them before, what are they for? In NL we had, for a little bit, lawyers who searched out illegal photograph usage and tried those letters. But according to Dutch law, I can remove the picture (we had a large image site) and that's it. So they made $0 of us, not did the lawyers. Is it something similar?