Copyright Law of Jordan - Rights Associated With Copyright

Rights Associated With Copyright

The rights that attach to copyright can be classified into economic rights and moral rights. Moral rights can not be sold or surrendered and require that the work be attributed to its author. In contrast, economic rights may be assigned by the author as they wish provided the assignment is in writing and unequivocally states the right at issue, its scope, purpose, place and term. (see Article 13 of the Jordanian Copyright Law)

Conversely, the law nullified any action taken by the author/copyright holder in their collective future thought product.(see Article 14 of the Jordanian Copyright Law)

A copyright holder's exclusive rights grant the holder the freedom to exercise the rights associated with copyright, and require others to obtain the consent of the copyright holder before exercising those rights.

Several exclusive rights attach to the copyright holder, including

• the right to publish and produce copies or reproductions of the work and to sell those copies (including electronic copies)
• the right to make amendments to the work (to improve or change the work)
• the right to create derivative works (works that adapt the original work)
• the right to perform or display the work publicly
• the right to sell or assign these rights to others
• the right to withdraw the work from circulation
• the right to challenge any infringement of the work

(see Article 8 of the Jordanian Copyright Law No.22 for the year 1992 and its amendments)

An infringement on a copyright typically occurs when one or more of the copyright holder’s rights are utilized by others without the authorization of the copyright holder.