Moral rights

In Australia, creators of works have moral rights under Part IX of the Copyright Act. A creator's moral rights include:

  • attribution / acknowledgement as author
  • to not  be falsely attributed to an unauthorised version of the work
  • to maintain the integrity of a work.

Moral rights are retained even where copyright is transferred to another party and cannot be waived. It is possible to request or provide consent for activities that might otherwise breach a creator's moral rights.

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