Droit Moral
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /drwah-moh-ral/
Also spelled or known as: Moral Rights
Plural: Droits Moraux
Related: Moral Rights, Copyright
What does Droit Moral mean? French term for Moral Rights; Rights protecting the personal connection between creators and their works independently of economic ownership.
These rights commonly include the right to be credited as the author (right of attribution), the right to object to derogatory treatment or distortion of the work (right of integrity), and, in some jurisdictions, additional rights such as the right to disclose or withdraw a work. Moral rights generally remain with the creator even after economic rights have been transferred or licensed, depending on the applicable law.
Droit Moral synonyms: Moral Rights, Droits Moraux, Author’s Moral Rights
Example sentence: “The composer asserted his droit moral after unauthorized modifications were made to the composition.”
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