Re: Copyright of laws

The first time i saw the words `moral right' printed in a verso i thot it was either a "joke" or marketing hype... i gather that it is something serious? (excuse my ignorance of the law--but since UK law is copyright protected i guess i can be excused?) <Grin>

For example:
`_Rumpole a la Carte_ by John Mortimer
(C) Avanpress Ltd. 1990
The moral right of the author has been asserted'

Perhaps someone would enlighten us as to what this legal "right" is, how it might be violated, and its intended purpose. I assume this is not a form of intellectual property created by Jerry Falwell et. al. since it appears to be UK law. ;-)

Any thoughts as to why the US objects to "moral rights" might be interesting as well.

Charles Keller (non-lawyer)
<keller[_at_]Ra.MsState.Edu>

>From cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org Mon Nov 21 14:34:33 1994
>From: Paul Robinson <PAUL[_at_]tdr.com>
>
>either. For example, the U.S. *specifically* objected to the "Moral
>Rights" provisions of the treaty in its accession to the treaty, with
>Teddy Kennedy sneaking adherence to the Moral Rights clause into some
>other unrelated bill that was signed by President Bush.
Received on Wed Nov 23 1994 - 00:54:26 GMT