What is moral rights infringement?

Moral rights infringement happens when someone breaks a moral right of an artist. Moral rights are a set of rights that are specific to an artist and are separate from the copyright protections they have over their artwork. They include the right to claim authorship of a work, the right to prevent the use of their name in association with a work they don’t approve of, or the right to prevent the distortion or mutilation of their work. Moral rights are protected under the Copyright law of Florida and are taken very seriously. Moral rights infringement occurs when an artist’s moral right is violated, such as when their artwork is edited without their consent or used to promote something with which they disagree. This infringes on their moral right to protect the integrity of their work. Additionally, an artist’s moral right can be violated when someone uses their name in association with a work without their permission. For example, if an artist’s name was used to promote a product with which they disagree, this would be an infringement of their moral right. Moral rights are an important element of art law in Florida and it is important to be aware of them. Artists have the right to protect the integrity and authorship of their work and any infringement of their moral right should be taken seriously.

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