Under copyright, exclusive rights are granted to the author or creator of an original work (such as literary, scientific and artistic works), including the right to access, use, print, copy, display, distribute, perform, modify or sell the work.

Copyright is also associated with moral rights related to the author's integrity.

Moral rights include the author's right to be recognised as the author, the right to the integrity of the work and the right not to have the work adapted, modified or distorted in a way that would lessen the author's reputation. Moral rights may be waived or transferred in some jurisdictions and what they comprise varies by jurisdiction. Moral rights can also be transferred through inheritance.