(1)Moral rights
“Moral rights” are rights that are exclusively held by the author in order
to protect their feelings, sentiments, and conscience. Moral rights belong
solely to the author, and generally cannot be transferred or inherited. In addition, the term of protection is considered to continue in perpetuity.
The most common examples of moral rights are summarized below.
Description
Right to decide timing and method of publication.
Right of real name
announcement
Right to decide use of real name and its display at time of
publication.
Right of avoidance
of modificatio n
Right to prevent unauthorized alteration of work.
Corporate and legal affairs
Right of publication
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without authorization
If changes are made unilaterally
Published without obtaining the consent of
the author, it is an infringement
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of the right of avoidance of
modification.
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(2)Copyright and property rights
“Copyright and property rights” are rights that protect any property related to the author’s work. Copyright and property rights are commonly
referred to as simply “copyrights.” As a rule, the term of protection is 50
years from the death of the author, or 50 years from publication by the corporation. From the perspective of property, copyright and property rights
can be transferred or inherited either partially or in entirety.
The most common examples of copyright and property rights are summarized below.
Copyright and
property rights
Description
Right of reproduction
Right to reproduce work in the form of copies, photographs,
and audio and visual recordings.
Right of translation
Right to translate or rearrange work.
Right of public
rental
Right to provide reproductions of work (excluding cinematic
work).
Right of public
transmission
Right to broadcast work, or engage in automatic transmission
of information from a server based on requests from the
public.
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Neighboring rights
“Neighboring rights” are rights that are
held by those who play a vital role in the
communication of work, such as performers and broadcasters. Unauthorized acts such as making an audio recording of a live concert performance,
is an infringement of neighboring rights.
The term of protection for neighboring
rights is 50 years from the live performance.
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Right of screening
Right to screen cinematic work.
Reproduction of white papers
Right of recitation
Right to communicate the work such as through recitation.
White papers are reports that are published by organizations such as federal
and local government institutions, and
independent administrative agencies.
For this reason, reproduction of white
papers is permitted for items such as
explanatory documents unless explicitly
prohibited.
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