moral rights

moral rights
Moral Rights is a term given to new rights granted to authors of works and film directors by the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988, which entitles them to be identified as such, to object to derogatory treatment of the work and to prevent false assertions that a person was the author of a particular work. Moral rights cannot be transferred.

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moral rights
Certain rights of authors, recognized primarily in European countries, beyond those traditionally granted under copyright law. Moral rights include the right to proclaim authorship of a work, disclaim authorship of a work, and object to any modification or use of the work that would be injurious to the author's reputation.
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