Moral rights and information content in published works
Abstract
Purpose
To explore moral rights laws in Europe and their effects on publication contents.
Design/methodology/approach
Conceptual analysis of legislation, cases and information resources which illustrate effects of law.
Findings
There are three main types of moral right. They effect: authorship and reputation concerning correction of errors and history of ideas; elucidation of ideas through parody: is a reputation being unduly attacked?; the creative extension of cultural content by its readership/audience: when is this legitimate?
Practical implications
These features link the property concept of knowledge with a human‐rights construct of content defined via personality.
Originality/value
Choices of regulation affect the balance between property and personality approaches which determine access to knowledge and culture. The IS community needs awareness of its choices.
Keywords
Citation
Eisenschitz, T. (2006), "Moral rights and information content in published works", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 58 No. 4, pp. 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530610687696
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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