A copyright is an exclusive right of use, subject to exclusions provided by law, granted to a creator for a limited period of time, such that during this period they can benefit from the work’s economic and moral rights. The rationale, similar to any other proprietary right, is to provide protection to creators, as well as an incentive to create and to develop their intellectual abilities and to benefit from their work.
A condition for copyright protection is originality, in other words that the creator was the first person to create the work, that the work originates from the creator, that it was not copied from another work, except for a derivative right, which is an original work that is substantially based on another work of art, such as a translation or an adaptation, and that the artist invested time and creativity in the work of art.
Conceptually, copyright protection is granted throughout the artist’s lifetime and for seventy years after their death, except for exceptions established by law, such as a copyright protected record.
Alongside the copyright and the right to benefit from it economically, the creator also has moral rights related to their creation. This is a personal, moral, emotional right that is non-transferable, unlike the economic rights to the creation. Moral rights grant the creator the right to be identified as the creator of the creation as appropriate under the circumstances, and the right that their work will not be altered or damaged, and that no harmful action will be taken which will be prejudicial to the creator’s honor or reputation.
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