What are moral rights?
An author of a work has a right to the integrity of their work and to be associated with their work by name, unless they choose otherwise. Unlike exclusive or monopoly rights, moral rights cannot be assigned to another person, but they can be waived in whole or in part.IV. Creative Archive and Creative Commons: (explain what Creative Archive is, point to its site) (needs clearer exposition, directed towards the practical differences)IV.
• These are the rights that belong to the author relating to his or her ‘honour’ and ‘reputation’; • Moral rights are non-assignable, although they can be waived; • Moral rights relate to the creative endeavours themselves and fall into three categories: • the right to object to false attribution; • the right of paternity (right to be identified as the author); • the right to object to derogatory treatment • If a museum/gallery employs an artist, as long as the copyright is assigned, the museum/gallery would own the copyright, although the moral rights would vest with the artist (although they would be v. limited).
Moral rights are rights automatically granted by copyright laws to the original creator of images. We refer to waiving three specific moral rights in the Agreement: (i) the right to be identified as the creator of Content, (ii) the right to object to misrepresentative modification of Content, and (iii) the right to withdraw Content from the market (other than rights granted under the termination provisions of this Agreement).
