Re: Question: is the following paragraph in violation of OSD6

On 03/10/2024 21:12, Lucy Brown via License-discuss wrote:
> You may distribute this Software, with or without fee, provided that you do not
> advertise the Standard Version of this Software as a product of your own.

It seems to me that is the only morally valid position.  In EU law, I 
believe it is covered by "moral rights", and I don't think you can 
assign these in the way that you can assign copyright.  Basically, when 
something is not done as work for hire, the author has a right to assert 
that they are the author of the work, such that someone else cannot 
claim to be the author.  There is also a provision that you can't be 
cited as the author if declare that you do not want the work associated 
with you.  I think the latter covers both the cases were you were the 
author, but your reputation could be impacted by being associated with 
the particular use, and the case where you are not the author, but you 
are claimed to be the author to try and gain kudos for the product, from 
that claim.

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