02 May 18 21:50, Ward Dossche wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:
WD> As mentioned previously, it all depends on what your definition of WD> "is" is.
So what is /your/ definition of "is"?
GK>> Actually, you as ZC2 are in the highest legal position to tell us GK>> what to do to comply with the new regulations... and if there are any GK>> legal issues arising, they will probably hit you first.
WD> So my function now has a legal status?
Didn't you know? ;-)
WD> I'm not just a nodelist scribe?
Nope. You have been elected as ZC2 with all rights and duties. You're processing personal data on behalf of others. I thought you knew.
WD> Suddenly I am representing some kind of a constituency? Does WD> that constituency know ... and agrees?
Doesn't matter. I'd say, at least from the view of German law you are the leader of the gang.
BTW: Didn't your legal case with Helmut back in the days produce some result on the legal status of FidoNet? I vaguely remember that there was an outcome supporting the view of it being a "Verein" under German law.