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Warum ist diese "Kleingedrucktes!"-Erklärung hier? Sie wissen es: Anwälte.

They tell us you might sue us if there is something wrong with your copy of this etext, even if you got it for free from someone other than us, and even if what's wrong is not our fault.

Sie sagen uns, dass Sie uns verklagen könnten, wenn mit Ihrem Exemplar dieses Etextes etwas nicht stimmt, selbst wenn Sie es kostenlos von jemand anderem als uns erhalten haben, und selbst wenn der Fehler nicht unsere Schuld ist.

So, among other things, this "Small Print!" statement disclaims most of our liability to you.

Daher schließt diese "Kleingedrucktes!"-Erklärung unter anderem den größten Teil unserer Haftung Ihnen gegenüber aus.

It also tells you how you may distribute copies of this etext if you want to.

Sie erklärt Ihnen auch, wie Sie Kopien dieses Etextes verteilen dürfen, falls Sie das möchten.

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Indem Sie irgendeinen Teil dieses PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm-Etextes verwenden oder lesen, zeigen Sie an, dass Sie diese "Kleingedrucktes!"-Erklärung verstehen, ihr zustimmen und sie akzeptieren.

If you do not, you can receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for this etext by sending a request within 30 days of receiving it to the person you got it from.

Wenn nicht, können Sie eine Rückerstattung des Geldes (falls vorhanden) erhalten, das Sie für diesen Etext bezahlt haben, indem Sie innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach Erhalt eine Anfrage an die Person senden, von der Sie ihn erhalten haben.

If you received this etext on a physical medium (such as a disk), you must return it with your request.

Wenn Sie diesen Etext auf einem physischen Datenträger (wie einer Diskette) erhalten haben, müssen Sie ihn zusammen mit Ihrer Anfrage zurückschicken.

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Dieser PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm-Etext ist, wie die meisten PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm-Etexte, ein gemeinnütziges "gemeinfreies" Werk, das von Professor Michael S. Hart über die Project Gutenberg Association (das "Projekt") verbreitet wird.

Among other things, this means that no one owns a United States copyright on or for this work, so the Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties.

Das bedeutet unter anderem, dass niemand ein US-amerikanisches Urheberrecht an diesem Werk besitzt, sodass das Projekt (und Sie!) es in den Vereinigten Staaten ohne Genehmigung und ohne Zahlung von Urheberrechtsgebühren kopieren und verbreiten können.

Vocabulary

FÜR: fuer — Preposition meaning 'for' indicating purpose or benefit.
GEMEINFREIE: ge-mein-fry-eh — Public domain; free for unrestricted public use.
START: shtart — Beginning or starting point of something.
Warum: vah-rum — Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.
ist: ist — Third-person singular present tense of 'sein' (to be).
diese: dee-zeh — Demonstrative pronoun/adjective meaning 'this' or 'these'.
Kleingedrucktes: kline-geh-druk-tes — Fine print; small-print text containing legal details.
Erklärung: er-kleh-rung — Explanation or declaration of something.
hier: heer — Adverb meaning 'here', indicating this place.
Sie: zee — Formal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
wissen: vis-en — To know (a fact or information).
es: es — Neuter third-person pronoun meaning 'it'.
Anwälte: an-vel-teh — Lawyers; plural of Anwalt, legal professionals.
sagen: zah-gen — To say or tell something to someone.
uns: uns — First-person plural pronoun meaning 'us'.
dass: das — Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'.
verklagen: fer-klah-gen — To sue someone; to take legal action against.
könnten: kern-ten — Subjunctive/conditional form of 'können', meaning 'could'.
wenn: ven — Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'.
mit: mit — Preposition meaning 'with'.
Ihrem: ee-rem — Formal possessive dative adjective meaning 'your'.
Exemplar: ex-em-plahr — A copy or specimen of a book or document.
dieses: dee-zes — Genitive/demonstrative form of 'this'.
etwas: et-vas — Pronoun/adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'.
nicht: nisht — Negation adverb meaning 'not'.
stimmt: shtimt — Third-person singular of 'stimmen'; means 'is correct'.
selbst: zelpst — Reflexive adverb meaning 'even' or 'oneself'.
kostenlos: kos-ten-lohs — Free of charge; without any cost.
von: fon — Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'.
jemand: yeh-mant — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'.
anderem: an-de-rem — Dative form of 'ander'; meaning 'another' or 'other'.
als: als — Conjunction meaning 'than', 'as', or 'when'.
erhalten: er-hal-ten — To receive or obtain something.
haben: hah-ben — To have; auxiliary verb forming perfect tenses.
und: unt — Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
der: dair — Definite article 'the' (masculine nominative).
Fehler: fay-ler — Error or mistake in something.
unsere: un-ze-reh — Possessive pronoun meaning 'our'.
Schuld: shult — Guilt or fault; responsibility for a mistake.
Daher: dah-hair — Adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'hence'.
schließt: shleezt — Third-person singular of 'schließen'; closes or excludes.
unter: un-ter — Preposition meaning 'under' or 'among'.
den: den — Definite article 'the' (masculine accusative/dative plural).
größten: grers-ten — Superlative adjective meaning 'greatest' or 'largest'.
Teil: tile — Part or portion of a whole.
Haftung: haf-tung — Liability or legal responsibility for damages.
Ihnen: ee-nen — Formal dative pronoun meaning 'to you'.
gegenüber: geh-gen-ue-ber — Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'opposite' someone.
aus: ows — Preposition meaning 'out of' or 'from'.
erklärt: er-klairt — Explains or declares something; third-person singular.
auch: owkh — Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'.
wie: vee — Interrogative/conjunction meaning 'how' or 'like'.
Kopien: koh-pee-en — Copies; plural of Kopie, reproductions of a document.
verteilen: fer-ty-len — To distribute or hand out among people.
dürfen: duer-fen — Modal verb meaning 'to be allowed to'.
falls: fals — Conjunction meaning 'in case' or 'if'.
das: das — Neuter definite article 'the'; also demonstrative 'that'.
möchten: merkh-ten — Polite modal form meaning 'would like to'.
BEVOR: beh-for — Conjunction meaning 'before' in time.
SIE: zee — Formal 'you' or third-person plural 'they'.
DIESEN: dee-zen — Accusative masculine demonstrative meaning 'this'.
VERWENDEN: fer-ven-den — To use or employ something for a purpose.
ODER: oh-der — Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'.
LESEN: lay-zen — To read text or a document.
Indem: in-dem — Conjunction meaning 'by doing' or 'while'.
irgendeinen: ir-gend-eye-nen — Indefinite article meaning 'any' in accusative masculine.
verwenden: fer-ven-den — To use or apply something for a purpose.
oder: oh-der — Conjunction meaning 'or'.
lesen: lay-zen — To read written text.
zeigen: tsy-gen — To show or indicate something to someone.
an: an — Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'.
verstehen: fer-shtay-en — To understand something; to comprehend.
ihr: eer — Possessive pronoun 'her' or informal plural 'you'.
zustimmen: tsoo-shtim-en — To agree or consent to something.
sie: zee — Third-person pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or formal 'you'.
akzeptieren: ak-tsep-tee-ren — To accept or agree to terms or conditions.
Wenn: ven — Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'.
können: ker-nen — Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'.
eine: eye-neh — Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' (feminine).
Rückerstattung: ruek-er-shtat-ung — Refund; repayment of money paid for something.
des: des — Genitive definite article meaning 'of the' (masculine/neuter).
Geldes: gel-des — Genitive form of Geld; meaning 'of the money'.
vorhanden: for-han-den — Present or available; existing in a given context.
für: fuer — Preposition meaning 'for'.
diesen: dee-zen — Accusative masculine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'.
bezahlt: beh-tsahlt — Paid; past participle of bezahlen, to pay.
indem: in-dem — Conjunction meaning 'by' doing an action.
innerhalb: in-er-halb — Preposition meaning 'within' a time or space.
Tagen: tah-gen — Dative plural of Tag; meaning 'days'.
nach: nahkh — Preposition meaning 'after' or 'to'.
Erhalt: er-halt — Receipt; the act of receiving something.
Anfrage: an-frah-geh — Inquiry or request for information or action.
die: dee — Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural nominative).
Person: per-zohn — A person or individual human being.
senden: zen-den — To send something to someone.
ihn: een — Accusative masculine pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'.
auf: owf — Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'at'.
einem: eye-nem — Indefinite article 'a/an' in dative masculine/neuter.
physischen: fue-zi-shen — Adjective meaning 'physical'; relating to material form.
Datenträger: dah-ten-treh-ger — Data storage medium such as a disk or drive.
einer: eye-ner — Indefinite article 'a/an' in genitive/dative feminine.
Diskette: dis-ket-eh — Floppy disk; a magnetic data storage medium.
müssen: mues-en — Modal verb meaning 'must' or 'have to'.
zusammen: tsoo-zah-men — Together; in combination with something or someone.
Ihrer: ee-rer — Formal genitive possessive pronoun meaning 'your'.
zurückschicken: tsoo-ruek-shik-en — To send back or return something to someone.
ÜBER: ue-ber — Preposition meaning 'about', 'over', or 'above'.
Dieser: dee-zer — Nominative masculine demonstrative meaning 'this'.
meisten: my-sten — Superlative of 'viel'; meaning 'most'.
ein: eye-n — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
gemeinnütziges: geh-mine-nue-tsi-ges — Adjective meaning 'nonprofit' or 'charitable'.
gemeinfreies: geh-mine-fry-es — Public domain; freely usable without copyright restrictions.
Werk: verk — A work; a creative or literary production.
Professor: pro-fes-or — Academic title for a university-level teacher.
über: ue-ber — Preposition meaning 'about', 'over', or 'via'.
Projekt: pro-jekt — A project; a planned task or collaborative work.
verbreitet: fer-bry-tet — Distributed or widespread; spread among many people.
wird: virt — Third-person singular present of 'werden'; 'becomes/is'.
Das: das — Neuter definite article 'the'; also 'that'.
bedeutet: beh-doy-tet — Means or signifies something; third-person singular.
niemand: nee-mant — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.
amerikanisches: ah-meh-ree-kah-ni-shes — Adjective meaning 'American'; relating to the USA.
Urheberrecht: ur-hay-ber-rekht — Copyright; legal right protecting an author's work.
diesem: dee-zem — Dative masculine/neuter demonstrative meaning 'this'.
besitzt: beh-zitst — Owns or possesses something; third-person singular.
sodass: zoh-das — Conjunction meaning 'so that'; indicating result.
in: in — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
Vereinigten: fer-eye-nig-ten — Adjective meaning 'united'; used in 'United States'.
Staaten: shtah-ten — Plural of Staat; meaning 'states' or 'countries'.
ohne: oh-neh — Preposition meaning 'without'.
Genehmigung: geh-nay-mi-gung — Permission or approval granted by an authority.
Zahlung: tsah-lung — Payment; the act of paying money.
Urheberrechtsgebühren: ur-hay-ber-rechts-geh-bue-ren — Copyright fees charged for using protected works.
kopieren: koh-pee-ren — To copy or duplicate a document or file.
verbreiten: fer-bry-ten — To distribute or spread something widely.

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