Anthony writes:
Anthony writes:
Sure, but I'm not in a jurisdiction that indisputably recognizes the right to attribution.
Okay, so why are you invoking rights that you don't have?
Please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_rights, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_rights_(copyright_law), and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rights
Please understand that I am entirely familiar with the notions of "moral rights" and "natural rights." (I suspect I am more familiar with this notions than you are.)
Just because a right isn't recognized, does not mean that I do not have it.
I have a right to your house. Oh, sure, it's not recognized by anyone, but I promise I have it!
Sometimes I wonder whether you're being intentionally obtuse. How in the world could a lawyer familiar with constitutional law not know that? Seriously, that's appalling.
I suppose it is appalling to anyone who cherishes naive notions about the meaning of a specialized term like "moral rights" that other people may choose not to employ them naively. To be frank, those of us who actually have to work with such terms don't have the luxury of using them sloppily and naively.
--Mike