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  • From: Rob Myers <robmyers AT mac.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Why do you have to chose the "Attribution" option with the new CC 2.0 Licenses?
  • Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:21:17 +0100

On 16 Aug 2004, at 19:55, James Grimmelmann wrote:

Other countries, of course, do have stronger moral rights provisions. I believe that Germany, for example, does protect authors' right of attribution.

IANAL, all IIRC:
Yes, and in Germany one cannot sign that right ("paternity") away. In the UK you have that right but can sign it away. BY has the effect of giving the author the right of paternity by contract where it does not exist in law.

- Rob.





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