On 7/14/07, Joichi Ito <jito(a)neoteny.com> wrote:
> The important phrase "except otherwise
permitted by applicable law"
> refers to every jurisdiction, whether moral rights exist or not.
> This means, that in a jurisdiction, where moral rights do exist,
> this whole sentence is dispensable, because the applicable law does
> not permit anything else, meaning we have to respect moral rights
> (and in particular the moral right of integrity), meaning the
> licensee is not allowed to "distort, mutilate, modify or take any
> other derogatory action in relation to the work which would be
> prejudicial to the original authors honor or reputation" - whether
> we like it or not.
>
This argument breaks down when you consider those countries where
moral rights can be waived.
--
geni