What are Moral Rights?

Moral rights are legal rights that protect the personal and reputational relationship between a creator and their work. These rights allow authors and artists to maintain control over how their work is attributed and how it is treated after it has been created.

Two of the most common moral rights are the right of attribution and the right of integrity. The right of attribution allows creators to be recognized as the author of their work, while the right of integrity allows them to object to changes or uses of the work that could harm their reputation or distort the original creation.

Moral rights are recognized in many countries and are often separate from economic copyright rights such as reproduction or distribution. While copyright can sometimes be transferred or licensed to others, moral rights usually remain with the original creator and are intended to protect their creative identity and artistic reputation.