Ben Finney wrote: > "Sean B. Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Okay. So is the preservation of copyright notices already explicit > > in copyright law? > > I don't know. My current understanding is "yes" to a first > approximation. It would take actual lawyers to provide a more > trustworthy answer on this one; and it's very likely the answer > involves "it depends".
Ok, you're a lawyer now. :) Art. 6bis of Berne provides the right of the author to claim authorship of the work. It seems reasonable to consider a copyright notice as a claim of authorship (in the normal case, where author == copyright holder). This "claim" includes the right to be mentioned as the author. If the author has exercised this right, removing the notice from the work violates this right. Under US law, art. 6bis Berne does not apply (even though it should) to authors of computer programs. Arnoud -- Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch & European patent attorney - Speaking only for myself Patents, copyright and IPR explained for techies: http://www.iusmentis.com/ Arnoud blogt nu ook: http://blog.iusmentis.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
