Moral rights protect an author’s non pecuniary or non economic interests.

• It provides authors and directors with the right to be named when a work is copied or communicated (right of attribution)
• The right not be named as the author of a work which one did not create. (right to object against false attribution.
• The right to control the form of the work (the right of integrity)

Infringement of a moral right in the UK is actionable as a breach of a statutory duty and will result in an award of damages.

Moral right for integrity and attribution lasts the same time as copyright.
Right to false attribution only lasts for 20 yrs after the author’s death.

The following are notes compiled in 2007 for revision purposes on UK CDPA. It might not be complete or accurate and should only be used for educational or reference purposes only.