Andre Engels wrote:
In my opinion, PD in that case should simply be taken
to mean "the
author grants everyone unlimited rights to do as they please."
Which, by the way, is indeed impossible in the law of certain
countries. I as a Dutchman for example cannot sign away my right to
object to the material being published under another name than mine,
or to mutilation of the work in such a way that it is damaging to my
honour or good name as the author.
This sounds as though you're mixing up copyrights and moral rights.
Copyright is an economic right. Allowing all others to republish the
work without paying royalties falls within that. Demanding that you be
shown as the author is a different thing. Whether a "mutilation"
damages your honour or good name would be an arguable question of fact.
Parodies would not fall into that.
Ec