[WikiEN-l] Grandmother copyrighted anonymous works

[dmehkeri at swi.com]

> 
> > This is not work for hire; it's not any sort of contract arrangement. It's
> > just a kind pro giving away services. I'm not any sort of lawyer, but it
> > sure seems to be that, in handing the camera back to the owner and walking
> > away, the photo-taker is almost literally handing away any rights to the
> > photo.
> >
> From a practical standpoint, this is certainly true.  From a legal
> standpoint this is much less clear.
> 

Argh... Again, the Berne convention covers anonymous authors. You are deemed to
represent him and empowered to make good on his rights («réputé répresenter
l'auteur et fondé à faire valoir ses droits»). 

IANAL but case closed. Right?

Daniel