Copyright Rights

What are the Different Rights?

Copyright ensures that the creator of an original work retains the right to control their own work and how it is used by others. Copyright is actually composed of a number of different rights, some of which can be contractually assigned to different parties, often by means of a licence.

Moral Rights

Moral Rights are concerned with protecting the personality and reputation of the author/creator.

Paternity Right

This Moral Right is the right to be recognised as the creator of the work. They also have the right not to have works that they did not create attributed to them.

Integrity Right

This is the creator’s right not to have their work treated in a derogatory way i.e not to have their work distorted by addition, deletion or changes to its meaning.

Assignable Rights

The following rights can be assigned via contract or licence to another person or body, such as a publisher:

•Copying

•Issuing copies to the public

•Performance

•Communicating the work by electronic means

•Adaptation and translation

•Dramatisation

•Lending and rental

•Publication

•Making available a right