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'''Moral rights''' are a [[Consumerium:legal|legal issue]]. In some countries, even when ''all'' rights are signed away, including even the moral rights, the moral rights remain with the creator anyway. For instance, in [[Canada]], no contract can remove the right of a film-maker to sue for a presentation of his or her film that changes its meaning - that is a moral right that they retain. | '''Moral rights''' are a [[Consumerium:legal|legal issue]]. In some countries, even when ''all'' rights are signed away, including even the moral rights, the moral rights remain with the creator anyway. For instance, in [[Canada]], no contract can remove the right of a film-maker to sue for a presentation of his or her film that changes its meaning - that is a moral right that they retain. | ||
[[Copyright]] is generally the only field of law where this really applies - there are usually no moral rights in a [[patent]] or [[trademark]] because those are not so closely associated to one person's [[individual capital]]. They are also not usually very strong for non-fiction. Whereas in a creative work, the artist's reputation as an artist may be on the line, affecting their future work or opportunities. In Canada this is considered part of the [[right of free expression]] along with various other rights such as [[wild garden]]ing. | |||
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This [[troll-friendly]] legal attitude may be a factor in deciding where to locate some [[Consumerium Services]] or the [[jurisdiction]] referred in the [[Consumerium License]]. If it's desirable to retain moral rights, versus not, that would indicate the copyright contract must be in one type of place or another. | This [[troll-friendly]] legal attitude may be a factor in deciding where to locate some [[Consumerium Services]] or the [[jurisdiction]] referred in the [[Consumerium License]]. If it's desirable to retain moral rights, versus not, that would indicate the copyright contract must be in one type of place or another. |