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Sale of Copyright to a Published Book with Waiver of Moral Rights

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Sale of Copyright to a Published Book with Waiver of Moral Rights

Sale of Copyright to a Published Book with Waiver of Moral Rights is a legal agreement between an author and a publisher wherein the author transfers the copyright and other related rights to the publisher in exchange for a specified sum of money. The Waiver of Moral Rights clause allows the publisher to make changes, edits, and even alter the content of the book without consulting the author. The most common types of Sale of Copyright to a Published Book with Waiver of Moral Rights are: 1. Transfer of All Rights: This type of agreement gives the publisher the right to use the work in all manners and exploit it for commercial benefits, including the right to make changes or edits to the original work. 2. Termination of Transfer: This type of agreement allows the author to regain the copyright of the work after a certain period of time or any other condition specified in the agreement. 3. License of Rights: This type of agreement allows the publisher to use the work for a specific purpose such as publishing or distributing it in a certain geographical area. The author may or may not retain the copyright of the work. 4. Exclusive Rights: This type of agreement allows the publisher to have exclusive rights over the work, including the right to make changes or edits to it.

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Moral rights are personal rights contained in the Copyright Act 1968 that connect creators to their work. Moral rights exist in relation to artistic, literary, dramatic and musical works and films but not sound recordings. Some performers also have limited moral rights in certain live or recorded performances.

The U.S. Copyright Act is clear: Authors have a right to terminate a transfer of their copyrights 35 years after they have signed on the dotted line. That right to terminate cannot be waived, nor is there any way to ?contract around? it.

Copyright is designed to protect the 'economic rights' of copyright holders. In comparison, moral rights protect the reputation and integrity of creators. So while the Copyright Agency manages copyright, and monitors the reproduction and communication of works, it does not monitor the moral rights of its members.

Any of the moral rights may be waived by a written instrument by the person giving up the right (and developers should typically always look to obtain such a waiver, when commissioning a site-specific artwork).

Moral rights require that your name is always shown with your work. This is called right of attribution. For example: your name should always appear next to your artwork in an exhibition.

In continental Europe, moral rights are ?inalienable and cannot be transferred or waived.? However, in the U.S., the moral rights applicable to works of visual art ?may not be transferred, but those rights may be waived if the author expressly agrees to such waiver in a written instrument signed by the author.?

<Distinction between copyright and related rights> Copyright protects works of authors, whereas related rights are rights granted to a few categories of people for their important role in communicating and disseminating some types of works to the public.

Moral Rights in Copyrighted Works Unlike copyright, Moral Rights cannot be assigned to another party, they can only be waived.

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