Moral Rights and Citing Material
Creators of copyright material hold moral rights in the material they create even if they do not hold copyright. They include the right:
- to be acknowledged or attributed as the creator of the work;
- not to have their work falsely attributed, i.e. another person is acknowledged as the creator; and
- not to have their work used in a derogatory or prejudicial manner.
This means you must fully acknowledge any copyright material that you use. The attribution must be clear and reasonably prominent.
Moral rights last the same length of time as copyright. They are a personal right of the creator and cannot be transferred, although the creator can choose to waive them.
Staff should be acknowledged when they create material, even if the University owns copyright.
For information on how to attribute different types of copyright material see:
- Citing Literary Works such as books, journal articles, websites, conference papers, theses
- Citing Artistic Works such as images, photographs
- Citing Films & T.V. Broadcasts including podcasts and video clips
- Citing Sound Recordings & Radio Broadcasts including audio podcasts, audiobooks
- Citing Dramatic Works such as plays, scripts, choreography
- Citing Musical Works such as sheet music, musical scores, notated music
Updated 10/08/11 (HT)