To explore moral rights laws in Europe and their effects on publication contents.
Conceptual analysis of legislation, cases and information resources which illustrate effects of law.
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?
These features link the property concept of knowledge with a human‐rights construct of content defined via personality.
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.
