MORAL RIGHTS
Independently of his economic rights and even after assignment of such rights, the author shall have the right to:
- Claim authorship of his work, in particular the right to have his name affixed to copies of his work and, wherever possible and in the usual manner in relation with any public use of his work;
- Remain anonymous or use a pseudonym;
- Oppose any distortion, mutilation or other modification of his work or any other action derogatory to it where such action might be prejudicial to his honor or reputation.
An author shall have the right to disclose his work. He shall determine the disclosure process and lay down the conditions thereof.
ECONOMIC RIGHTS
An author shall enjoy the exclusive right to exploit his work in any form whatsoever and to obtain monetary advantage therefrom. The author shall enjoy, in particular, the exclusive right to perform or authorize the following acts:
- Reproduce his work;
- Translate his work;
- Adapt, arrange or otherwise transform his work;
- Distribute copies of his work to the public by means of sale or any other transfer of ownership or by rental;
- Perform his work in public etc.
RESALE ROYALTY
Authors of graphic and three-dimensional works, and of manuscripts, shall have an inalienable right, regardless of any transfer of the original work, to participate in the proceeds of any sale of such work or manuscript by public auction or through a dealer, whatever the conditions under which the transaction was carried out by the latter.
The above provision shall not apply to works of architecture or to works of applied art.