From 991960d5eb987ed80029daacc132ccd801f3e3b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:21:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add text about moral rights. --- gpl-lgpl.tex | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index d572265..64d8280 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -513,9 +513,11 @@ copyright law in the jurisdiction where any licensing dispute occurs. Those who are most familiar with the USA's system of copyright often are surprised to learn that there are certain copyright controls that cannot be -waived nor disclaimed. - -FIXME: moral rights. +waived nor disclaimed. Specifically, many copyright regimes outside the USA +recognize a concept of moral rights of authors. Typically, moral rights are +fully compatible with software freedom licensing, as they are usually +centered around controls that software freedom licenses generally respect, +such as the right of an authors to require proper attribution for their work. \section{A Community of Equality}