Section 66 Copyright Act

Section 66 Copyright Act 2022 is about Moral rights of performers. It is under Part VIII (Performer’s Rights) of the Act.

(1) A performer shall have the right to —
(a) be identified as the performer in connection with any use of his performance or the fixation ; and
(b) object, and prevent any distortion, mutilation or other modification of his performance or the fixation of the performance, and any other derogatory action in relation where such action will be or is prejudicial to his honour or reputation.

(2) The rights referred to in subsection (1), shall not be transmissible during the life of the performer, but upon his death, shall be transmissible by testamentary disposition or by operation of law.

(3) The rights conferred by this section shall subsist for the duration of the performer’s right.