Section 14 Copyright Act

Section 14 Copyright Act 2022 is about Author’s moral rights. It is under Part I (Objectives, Scope and Subsistence of Copyright) of the Act.

(1) Subject to Part II of this Act, the author of a work in which copyright subsists has the right to —
(a) claim authorship of his work, in particular that his authorship be indicated in connection with any of the acts referred to in sections 9, 10 and 11 of this Act, except when the work is incidentally or accidentally
included in a broadcast when reporting current events ; and

(b) object and to seek relief in connection with any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, and any other derogatory action in relation to his work, where such action would be or is prejudicial to his honour or reputation.

(2) A person has the right to object to a work being falsely attributed to him as the author.

(3) The rights referred to in subsection (1) shall —
(a) not be transmissible during the life of the author ; and
(b) upon the death of the author, be transmissible by testamentary disposition or by operation of law.

(4) The rights conferred by this section shall subsist for the duration of the copyright in the work.