The owner of a copyright has the right to exclude any other person from reproducing, preparing derivative works, distributing, performing, displaying, or using the work covered by copyright for a specific period of time. Copyrighted work can be a literary work, musical work, dramatic work, pantomime, choreographic work, pictorial work, graphic work, sculptural work, motion picture, audiovisual work, sound recording, architectural work, mask works fixed in semiconductor chip products, or a computer program. Only a concrete "medium of expression" can be copyrighted, facts, ideas, procedures, processes, systems, methods of operation, concepts, principles or discoveries cannot themselves be copyrighted. Items to be copyrighted must be original and not the result of copying another copyrighted property.
Some jurisdictions also recognize "moral rights" of the creator of a work, such as the right to be credited for the work. Moral rights are rights of creators of copyrighted works generally recognized in civil law jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, in some common law jurisdictions. They include the right of attribution, the right to have a work published anonymously or under a pseudonym, and the right to the integrity of the work. The preserving of the integrity of the work bars the work from alteration, distortion, or mutilation. Anything else that may detract from the artist's relationship with the work even after it leaves the artist's possession or ownership may bring these moral rights into play. Moral rights are distinct from any economic rights tied to copyrights. Even if an artist has assigned his or her rights to a work to a third party, he or she still maintains the moral rights to the work, unless waived.
Maine Waiver of Moral Rights refers to the legal concept in the state of Maine, United States, which allows artists or creators to waive their moral rights in relation to their works. Moral rights refer to the non-economic rights that artists have in their creations, such as the right to be attributed as the author, the right to prevent the distortion or modification of their work, and the right to withdraw their work from public view. The Maine Waiver of Moral Rights is a legal provision that allows artists to voluntarily give up these moral rights, typically through a written agreement or contract. By waiving moral rights, artists relinquish their ability to control how their work is used, reproduced, modified, or exhibited, thereby allowing others to make changes or use their work without seeking their permission or providing attribution. Keywords: Maine, Waiver of Moral Rights, artists, creators, legal concept, non-economic rights, moral rights, authorship, distortion, modification, withdrawal, voluntary, written agreement, contract, reproduce, exhibit, permission, attribution. Different Types of Maine Waiver of Moral Rights: 1. Full Waiver: This type of waiver entitles the person or entity that acquires the rights to have complete control over the usage and modification of the artist's work. The artist gives up all their moral rights, allowing the work to be used in any way the acquirer desires. 2. Limited Waiver: In this type of waiver, the artist retains some moral rights but agrees to limit their scope or extends certain permissions on the usage of their work. The agreement may define specific situations or conditions where the moral rights can be waived, while still protecting the artist's interests in other instances. 3. Time-Limited Waiver: This type of waiver allows the artist to specify a limited time period during which their moral rights are waived. Once the specified time elapses, the artist regains their full moral rights and can exercise control over their work again. 4. Partial Waiver: Here, the artist waives some of their moral rights but retains others. This type of waiver can be tailored to meet the artist's specific needs and concerns, allowing them to exercise control over certain aspects of their work while granting some flexibility in others. Keywords: Full Waiver, Limited Waiver, Time-Limited Waiver, Partial Waiver, control, usage, modification, artist, work, permissions, time period, artist's interests, flexibility.
