On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 11:24:55AM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > Otherwise, if moral rights are *that* restrictive, it may be > *impossible* (for software developed in jurisdictions with so strong > moral rights) to really comply with DFSG#5 and DFSG#6, since, > despite whatever the license may state, users are anyway risking to > be sued by authors who don't like them or their field of endeavor > (and lose the lawsuit)...
Quite. But I take some comfort from the fact that some of the jurisdictions with the strongest moral rights regimes (e.g. Germany) have a higher usage of free software than, say, the UK. That gives me some hope that, should this question ever arise, the courts would have a greater comprehension of the issues involved than might otherwise be the case. In the meantime, I vote we worry about this only if it ever actually arises in practice. John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]