Re: fair use policy in other languages

Ray Saintonge wrote:

> The absence of a provision about something in the law is very different 
> from an existing provision which bans that practice.  One view of law is 
> that everything is permitted that is not specifically prohibited by the 
> law.

I would think that the use of copyrighted material is specifically 
prohibited by German law.

Or is there something I don't understand about "fair use"?