Hello Fred, Since you had earlier posted the same contents in several Yahoo! groups and I had already replied to two of them, I am not repeating the same here in conformity with the group rules.
Copyright laws of most countries are based on the Berne Convention, vide which "copyrights for creative works are automatically in force at creation, without being asserted or declared: an author need not "register" or "apply for" a copyright in countries adhering to the Convention. As soon as a work is "fixed", that is, written or recorded on some physical medium, its author is automatically entitled to all copyrights in the work and to any derivative works, unless and until the author explicitly disclaims them or until the copyright expires" Now going by the verbal definition, "right of the author", with whom would the Govt. Work copy right rest ? Would it be with the clerk who did the original drafting? The typist who typed out the document? Or the Section Officer who signed it? If this was the case, then any one of them would have a right to deny information to an RTI Applicant. You may like to check the wiki link on Berne Convention. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works The Karnataka State Assembly building has the following letters carved on stone "Government Work is Gods Work". So there is no dispute with like the rights. Quoting Einstein, before God, we are all equally wise and equally foolish. Manoj Pai Ahmedabad --- sroy1947 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2) The other aspect that HENCE Govt info in India > cannot be disclosed > is bunkum. In brief some points against this thesis. > > I do hope some wikipedean goes and corrects that > page. This group > watchdogs the RTI ACT wiki page. > > Sarbajit > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
