Not nit picking at all Charles - these are important distinctions, and it is
vital that information professionals understand them.
Thanks
Bruce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Library and Information Professionals
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of C Oppenheim
Sent: 27 October 2010 19:25
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Copyright and Recipes
With respect, moral rights are quite different from exceptions to copyright,
whatever you want to call the latter. Moral rights are the right for the
author to be identified as the author, and to object to any amendment of
their work that impugns their reputation. exceptions to copyright are about
making copies of a work without having to ask for permission.
I know I'm sounding like a real nit picker here, but it is therefore
incorrect to state that exceptions to copyright are based on moral rights.
It is also worth noting that many countries, most notably USA, do not have
moral rights!
Charles
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From: Library and Information Professionals [[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Brunella Longo [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 27 October 2010 17:29
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Subject: Re: Copyright and Recipes
Thanks for the comments and I am happy to read about the solution arranged
as
well as to consider that diverse perception of the problem exist.
I would be very pleased to see people publish / republish my work, my photos
etc
etc while quoting me, linking my site so that I can easily identify these
uses
through software programs, search engines etc, asking for permission if they
want to reuse the materials in another context or republishing it etc. etc.
It's so easy to be kind in the digital worlds after all, no photocopies,
just
links, URLs, addresses, nicknames that are easily managed with software.
Fair use doctrine is first of all based on the recognition of moral rights
of
authors as a fundamental human right and I see even cultures very far from
the
Western tradition converging towards that.
I think that if we want uses of digital materials to be governed by some
sort
of civilised regulation, given the fact that nothing is for free, that
should
be in the evolutionary trajectory of the fair use doctrine and heading
towards a
balanced approach between owners of rights and users.
Kind Regards
Brunella Longo
7 New College Court
London NW3 5EX
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