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54 DePaul L. Rev. 1 (2004-2005)
The Moral Imperative against Academic Plagiarism (without a Moral Right against Reverse Passing Off)

handle is hein.journals/deplr54 and id is 11 raw text is: THE MORAL IMPERATIVE AGAINST ACADEMIC PLAGIARISM (WITHOUT A MORAL RIGHT AGAINST REVERSE PASSING OFF) 2003 Niro Scavonne Haller & Niro Distinguished Lecture by David Nimmer* I. TREATMENT ................................................. 2 II. To PREVENT THE TRACES OF HUMAN EVENTS FROM BEING ERASED BY TIME ................................... 6 A . Three Scenarios ..................................... 6 B. Traces of Human Events ............................ 8 III. MORAL RIGHTS ............................................ 12 A . Introduction ......................................... 12 1. Categorizing Moral Rights ...................... 12 2. Moral Rights Under the Berne Convention ...... 14 3. U.S. Recognition of Moral Rights ............... 16 a. Prior to Berne Adherence .................. 16 b. Ancillary to Joining the Berne Convention. 24 c. Subsequent Developments .................. 27 B. D astar v. Fox ....................................... 30 1. Background ..................................... 30 2. Statutory Construction .......................... 33 a. Dastar's Argument ......................... 33 b. Position of the United States ............... 37 3. Decision of the Court ........................... 38 a. R uling ...................................... 38 b. Implications as to Moral Rights ............ 42 C. E valuation .......................................... 44 1. Does The Berne Convention Require Recognition of the Right to Forestall Listing Credit for Non-Authors? ........................ 44 * © 2004 by David Nimmer, Visiting Professor, UCLA School of Law and Of Counsel, Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, California. I thank Bobbi Kwall for inviting me to deliver the lecture, and Daniel Gervais, Craig Joyce, Rob Kasunic, Mark Lemley, Dick Lanham, Tom Mc- Carthy, Malla Pollack, Bernie Sorkin, and Cindy Vroom for their comments on this Article.