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Authors should have that inalienable right, and it should not transferable via contract or any other means. Publishers, on the other hand, should have no such

• CSMastermind 2y ago
  Should I be allowed to commission a work under the understanding that I own the rights after it's created? If yes, then how do you regulate who is or is not allowed to transfer ownership of rights to or from whom?
  • hmry 2y ago
    That part is already solved. Under current international law, if you commission a work then you own the economic rights, but the original author retains the moral rights. In fact, selling your moral rights is not possible. It sounds like the suggestion is that retracting / completely discontinuing a book should only be part of the moral rights, not the economic rights. I'm not sure how feasible that is, but it's not totally unprecedented. For example, one of the moral rights recognized by many countries is the right not to have your works destroyed. E.g. even if someone else owns the physical object of your painting, they are not allowed to set it on fire, and you could sue them if they did.
    • account42 2y ago
      > It sounds like the suggestion is that retracting / completely discontinuing a book should only be part of the moral rights, not the economic rights. It shouldn't be part of any rights. At best the author should be able to demand to not have his name associated with the work.
• account42 2y ago
  > Authors should have that inalienable right Why? What do we as a society gain by allowing individuals continued control over parts of our culture include the ability to erase them.