The Extent to Which a Moral Right is Subject To Limitation or Attachment by creditors

Abstract

This study focused on examining the subject of the extent to which the moral right is subject to limitation or seizure by creditors in accordance with the Jordanian Copyright Protection Law No. 22 of 1992 and the Egyptian Intellectual Property Protection Law No. 82 of 2002.

    This study dealt with the extent to which the moral right is subject to statute of limitations or attachment by creditors, where the Jordanian legislator explicitly stipulated in the Law on Copyright Protection that the moral right is not subject to statute of limitations or seizures, the moral right is close to the personality of the author, and can only be seized on works whose author has decided to publish them either that have not decided to publish may not be seized because they may appear in a way that may offend their author, and in the event of assault must the author or heirs who They have the material rights to defend them because this damages the reputation of the author.