Strengthening the Moral Rights of Authors

Text of the Policy

 * An artist has the right to have their work attributed to them when used by another where it is reasonable to do so unless this right is waived by the artist.
 * An artist has the right not to be associated with beliefs they find offensive through third party use of their work. A third party may be required, at the request of the artist, to include a disclaimer dissociating the artist from the third party using their work.
 * The moral rights of an artist last for the lifetime of an artist. These rights may not be transferred to another but they may be permanently renounced if the artist chooses to do so.

Rationales

 * While the economic aspects of copyright is widely recognized to be damaging, the rights of an author to the attribution and integrity of their work are not. We will strengthen these rights and separate them from the economic considerations of copyright.

Snippet of Discussions

 * Anything waivable is subject to be unilaterally adopted by copyright redistributors (publishers, record labels, etc.) in their contracts, forcing people to give up their moral rights or not be published. I expect the rights to be unwaivable for the content creators' own protection here.
 * Text is good in capturing the spirit of this policy. The text could be revised and improved for the actual legislation.

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Related News or Articles
Moral Rights in Canadian Copyright Law (Wiki)  Legal Opinion on Moral rights, citing Snow vs Eaton's Canadian Geese Case

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