On Mon Nov 07, 2005 at 17:30:10 +0100, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: > I don't believe in "droits moraux". I have no objection to the idea > that there might exist some right of an author that is separate > from copyright, but the idea that this right is not transferable > seems like a mistake. > >I have mixed feelings about droits moraux, since it might be possible >to abuse it. The author is e.g. allowed to restrict any further >reproduction of the work, and is allowed to prevent any kind of >modification to the work. This make sense for paintings I guess, but >doesn't make much sense for other creative works like software, and >written works.
It is unclear, at least in Australian law, wether software is covered by moral rights. I'm not sure if it is counted as an artistic work. Benno _______________________________________________ L4-hurd mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/l4-hurd
