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I wonder if this happens because of open source being mistaken for public domain. I've definitely had lecturers who confuse the two.
by rossy 14y ago
I wonder if this happens because of open source being mistaken for public domain. I've definitely had lecturers who confuse the two.
- rmc 14y agoWhat's funny is that is' happening both ways. Lots of people are confusing "copyright infringement" with "claiming another work as your own". There was an article here about mundane/average computer users trying to use copyrighted music tracks on YouTube, and it being banned. Users were confused how it was being taken down for 'copyright infringement' when the person wasn't claiming it was their music.
- Amadou 14y agoAttribution is a pretty standard component of the moral rights associated with copyright in many non-US countries. In the US, moral rights (versus economic rights) are hardly protected at all. For the most part they are limited to riding the coat-tails of economic rights. Yet, as your example shows, the right of attribution is the kind of right that many people naturally perceive as a "fair" part of copyright, much more fair than the right to control distribution.