Peter T. Daniels wrote:

> Then if not outright piracy, it was certainly an immoral act. (I've
> never understood the wording of British copyright notices -- the "moral
> authority" clause -- but it would seem to apply here.)

In some countries -- not the U.S. -- this right is protected under
the following Berne Convention clause (6bis.1):

# [T]he author shall have the right to claim authorship of the work and
# to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or
# other derogatory action in relation to, the said work, which would be
# prejudicial to his honor or reputation.

Note that this does not go so far as to allow the author to forbid
publication of prejudicial versions -- it is only the right to object,
which is probably why the treaty calls it a "moral right". It is not
transferrable.

In the U.S. this right is granted only to the authors of visual art.
I routinely claim it on my textual documents, even though it isn't
enforceable in the U.S., thus: "John Cowan claims the moral right
to be known as the author of this work."

I don't know the legal position in S. Korea. I am not a lawyer;
this is not legal advice.

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