Re: About social balances

[Benno]

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