Copyright. The system of protecting the moral and economic rights of the creator of a work, esp. in civil-law countries. — Also termed (in French) droit d’auteur; (in German) Urheberrecht; (in Italian) diritto d’ autore; (in Spanish) derecho de autor.
author’s right. Copyright. The system of protecting the moral and economic rights of the creator of a work, esp. in civil-law countries. — Also termed (in French) droit d’auteur; (in German) Urheberrecht; (in Italian) diritto d’ autore; (in Spanish) derecho de autor. “[O]n almost every point of consequence, the traditions of copyright and author’s right
moral right. (usu. pl.) Copyright. The right of an author or artist, based on natural-law principles, to guarantee the integrity of a creation despite any copyright or property-law right of its owner. • Moral rights include rights of (1) attribution (also termed “paternity”): the right to be given credit and to claim credit for a
author’s share. Copyright. An author’s portion of royalties, as determined by an agreement with the publisher.
adaptation right. Copyright. A copyright holder’s exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on the pro-tected work. • For example, before a movie studio can make a film version of a book, it must secure the author’s adaptation right. See DERIVATIVE WORK. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 12(3).]
droit d’auteur (drwah doh-t[schwa]r), n. [French “author’s right”] The copyright system used in France and other civil-law nations and differing from common-law copyright by giving more protection to an author’s moral right. See AUTHOR’S RIGHT.
Copyright. A 19th-century campaign in Europe to recognize a worldwide copyright law based on an author’s moral rights.
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Copyright. 1. The quality or state of being the product of independent creation and having a minimum degree of creativity. • Originality is a requirement for copyright protection. But this is a lesser standard than that of novelty in patent law: to be original, a work does not have to be novel or unique. Cf.