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{FAQ} What are the “author’s rights”?

Under the Copyright Act, the author of a work enjoys both “moral rights” and “copyrights.” That is, the “author’s rights” mean two different types of rights. The former (moral rights) are rights to safeguard non-economic (personal) interests of the author, while the latter (copyrights) are rights to protect economic (financial) interests of the author.

Specifically, the moral rights are composed of the following:
▷ Right to Make a Work Public(Art. 18(1));
▷ Right of Attribution(Art. 19(1)); and
▷ Right to Integrity(Art. 20(1)).

On the other hand, the copyrights are composed of the following:
▷ Right of Reproduction(Art.21);
▷ Stage Performance Right and Musical Performance Right(Art.22);
▷ Right of On-Screen Presentation(Art.22-2);
▷ Right to Transmit to the Public(Art.23);
▷ Recitation Right(Art.24);
▷ Exhibition Right(Art.25);
▷ Distribution Right(Art.26);
▷ Right of Transfer(Art.26-2);
▷ Right to Rent Out(Art.26-3);
▷ Translation Right, Adaptation Right, and Other Rights(Art.27); and
▷ Rights of the Original Author in Connection with the Exploitation of a Derivative Work(Art.28).