[Dev-C++] Copy constructor or assignment operator

[Maya <Esc...@ne...>]

Hey folks!
I am having problems grasping the meaning of 'operator=' and copy 
constructor.
In the following example
namespcace jme{
    class Name{
          std::string str;
       public:
          Name(){}
          Name(const jme::Name& rhs){ this->str = rhs.str;}
          ~Name(){}
          jme::Name& operator=(const jme::Name& rhs) {
             if(this->str == rhs.str ) {
             return *this;
          }
          this->str = rhs.str;
          return *this;
       }
    };
    class Person{
       private:
          jme::Name* name;
          Init()throw(std::bad_alloc){
             try{name = new jme::Name;}
             catch(std::bad_alloc& x){ throw;}
          }
       public:

          Person(const jme::Name& n){
             try{ Init(); }
             catch(std::bad_alloc& x){ throw; }
             name = &n; // <<== Here is the problem
         }
    }

I get an error saying: Invalid conversion 'const jme::Name*' to 'jme::Name*'

If I change the parametized c'tor to jme::Person::Person(jme::Name& n) the
constantness disapears and the program compiles, but that is not what I 
want.
What I want if the c'tor to receive a reference to a constant jme::Name.

Can someone please, help me understand what is that I am doing wrong.
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