Introduction
Moral Rights – as a vein of Copyright – are,
essentially, personal rights vested in the author of original work
and are inalienable. These rights are regarded as quintessential as
they are known to fiercely protect authors. However, Moral Rights
have always garnered a ground for debate for how much of scope they
should be allowed in law, and subsequently in their
application.
History is replete with cases, wherein authors or artists have
invoked these rights to protect themselves from misrepresentation
or wrongful attributions. For instance, recently the Mirzapur 2
creators came under siege for using a book titled, Dhabba as a prop
along with a voiceover in a scene. The author of the book, Surendra
Mohan Pathak, alleged misrepresentation of his work.
