what is the purpose of moral rights to copyright laws
Both international and U.S. copyright laws, however, also provide for âmoral rightsâ. The purpose of economic rights are to provide some money â payment for rights in copyright â to the author/copyright owner.The purpose of moral rights is to protect the personality or reputation of an author (and not necessarily the owner) of a copyright-protected work.ARA gives visual artists the right to claim authorship in their work, and to prevent the use of their name in association with a work. In addition, artists are granted the right to prevent the intentional distortion, mutilation or other objectionable modification of their works.