17.8 Copyright Interests-Authorship is a type of intellectual property protection that covers the rights of an author or creator to control the use of their work. It includes the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and display the work, and to create derivative works. There are two types of 17.8 Copyright Interests-Authorship: economic rights and moral rights. Economic rights include the exclusive right to exploit the work for financial gain. Moral rights include the right to be attributed as the author of the work, and to control the integrity of the work.