Moral Rights

Moral rights in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the idea expressed in Article 6bis of the Berne Convention that “independently of the author’s economic rights, and even after the transfer of the said rights, the author shall have the right to claim authorship of the work and to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or derogatory action to, the said work, which would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation”. Moral rights therefore pertain to the author’s person, whereas copyright pertains to the work itself. Not all signatories to the Berne Convention recognize moral rights in their national copyright legislation. See also intellectual property and WIPO.[1]

Moral rightsin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Moral rights” entry (OAS)

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