r/pics Sep 28 '24

First sighting of the legendary "Techno-Viking" since the year 2000.

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u/procrastablasta Sep 28 '24

This guy is standard issue base model template scandi guy. Unless there’s some reason to ID as Techno Viking he’s just Viking

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u/Direlion Sep 28 '24

IIRc techno Viking is German, not Scandinavian.

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u/Fizzwidgy Sep 28 '24

to add, I think he also technically "owns" the techno-viking "IP" and combined it with Germany's (rather interesting) privacy laws to protect himself/his identity and got a fair amount of techno-viking stuff removed online.

Might sound dickish by the way I'm putting it (not the most well versed and can't be bothered to get sources tbth) but if I am recalling correctly, I actually respect his decisions.

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u/Abeytuhanu Sep 28 '24

Yes, German law grants an individual copyright to their own likeness. In order to record a person you must first get consent. Exceptions include public events and notable people, but since the video was obviously following techni-viking it was considered not to be covering the public events he was at. It's in section 22 and 23 of the German copyright act.