As I understand, the business address and the address you are required to publish when running a website are two separate concepts.
You can rent a business address, but it’s expensive - out of budget for small content creators. Looking at 30€/month from what I see online.
For the latter, a post office box is explicitly not permitted. There are paid 3rd party providers for relay addresses, so you are essentially paying for your privacy.
So, the bar of entry is, according to your cursory research, €30/mo. I agree, that’s a bit high. I wonder what could be done to bring that price down. Competition?
Remember, the law is designed to protect the consumer. Even when you’re just some dude selling a skin or a sketch or some other little thing online for €.99, there’s a consumer on the other end that needs to be protected from a cesspool of an internet of predators. Sure, that may not be you, but if you’ve spent a day online, you know who those people are and why these laws should exist.
Be glad you live in a country who gives enough of a damn about its citizens to enact strong consumer protection laws. I sure as hell don’t.
As I understand, the business address and the address you are required to publish when running a website are two separate concepts.
You can rent a business address, but it’s expensive - out of budget for small content creators. Looking at 30€/month from what I see online.
For the latter, a post office box is explicitly not permitted. There are paid 3rd party providers for relay addresses, so you are essentially paying for your privacy.
So, the bar of entry is, according to your cursory research, €30/mo. I agree, that’s a bit high. I wonder what could be done to bring that price down. Competition?
Remember, the law is designed to protect the consumer. Even when you’re just some dude selling a skin or a sketch or some other little thing online for €.99, there’s a consumer on the other end that needs to be protected from a cesspool of an internet of predators. Sure, that may not be you, but if you’ve spent a day online, you know who those people are and why these laws should exist.
Be glad you live in a country who gives enough of a damn about its citizens to enact strong consumer protection laws. I sure as hell don’t.