On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 12:25:47PM +0200, Loic Dachary wrote:
Arnoud Galactus Engelfriet writes:
The GPL is based on US copyright, and so (like US copyright law) pretty much ignores moral rights and the Berne Convention except where convenient.
The GNU GPL was written with the Berne convention in mind. Focusing on US law only would have defeated its international applicability. It does not talk about moral rights because there is no need to.
Thanks to everyone who has replied to my question. I haven't had the time to read mr. Jaeger his paper (due to exams), but after reading the thread can I say: when using the GPL you can still benefit from the moral laws (appealing in your country)?
Thus so it overrules the GPL? E.g I write the code for a webforum, then I can take action against a rascist website using my forum?
Thanks in advance,