On 7/14/07, Joichi Ito jito@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.