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