CC licenses and "moral rights"
Peter Brink
peter.brink at brinkdata.se
Thu Mar 24 07:35:23 EST 2005
Robin Millette skrev:
>
> I would have to disagree as well. Software is covered by copyright in
> most jurisdictions (which is a little odd when you think about it, since
> copyright doesn't otherwise apply for functionnal creations, but I
> disgress). And the Free Software / Open Source licences are all designed
> to plug into copyright and allow greater rights then are permitted by
> default.
>
The licenses does not "plug into" copyright law, they "mask" it. Open
Source/Content licenses are contractual arrangements which "masks" some
of the features of copyright law and changes those features. To be able
to legally issue a license one must be able to assert a copyright, but
the license is a contractual agreement between the licensor and the
licensee.
/Peter Brink
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