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Moral rights
Moral rightsThe right, originating in Europe, to maintain control over work after it is sold to another, such as the right to claim authorship or prevent modification. Moral rights are separate from economic rights held by a copyright owner and are not recognized in the United States for writings, but are recognized for visual arts. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Right 1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself. Claim A demand for resolution or remedy of a grievance, or for something that is rightly the claimant's. Example: A demand for payment to recover a loss protected by an insurance policy. A demand in a court of law filed by a claimant on any juridical issue he / she considers. Modification A change; as the modification of a contract. This may take place at the time of making the contract by a condition, which shall have that effect; for example, if I sell you one thousand bushels of corn, upon condition that any crop shall produce that much, aud it produces only eight hundred bushels, the contract is modified, it is for eight hundred bushels, and no more. Copyright Copyright is governed by the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988 and is intended to protect against others copying and exploiting the form in which a copyright exists (a "work"). It does not however protect the idea behind the work. The copyright, whether it be in a literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work or mechanical rights (sound recordings, film etc.) is generally owned by the author unless he assigns the rights to another. In addition to works already created, the author can agree to assign the rights of works to be created in the future. Owner Property. The owner is he who has dominion of a thing real or person-al, corporeal or incorporeal, which he has a right to enjoy and to do with as he pleases, even to spoil or destroy it, as far as the law permits, unless he be prevented by some agreement or covenant which restrains his right. States By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Mora 1) In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. 2) estates. A moor, barren or unprofitable ground; marsh; a heath. Moral evidence That evidence which is not obtained either from intuition or demonstration. It consists of those convictions of the mind, which are produced by the use of the senses, the testimony of men, and analogy or induction. It is used in contradistinction to mathematical, evidence. Moral insanity Medical jurisprudence. A term used by medical men, which has not yet acquired much reputation in the courts. Moral insanity is said to consist in a morbid perversion of the moral feelings, affections, inclinations, temper, habits, and moral dispositions, without any notable lesion of the intellect, or knowing and reasoning faculties, and particularly without any maniacal hallucination. Moral obligation A duty which one owes, and which he ought to perform, but which he is not legally bound to fulfil. Moratorium The temporary suspension of legal action against a person. Moratur, in lege He demurs in law. He rests on the pleadings of the case, and abides the judgment of the court. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Moot court Fictional or hypothetical trial, usually hosted by law schools, as training for future barristers or litigators. Mora 1) In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. 2) estates. A moor, barren or unprofitable ground; marsh; a heath. Moral evidence That evidence which is not obtained either from intuition or demonstration. It consists of those convictions of the mind, which are produced by the use of the senses, the testimony of men, and analogy or induction. It is used in contradistinction to mathematical, evidence. Moral insanity Medical jurisprudence. A term used by medical men, which has not yet acquired much reputation in the courts. Moral insanity is said to consist in a morbid perversion of the moral feelings, affections, inclinations, temper, habits, and moral dispositions, without any notable lesion of the intellect, or knowing and reasoning faculties, and particularly without any maniacal hallucination. Moral obligation A duty which one owes, and which he ought to perform, but which he is not legally bound to fulfil. Moral rights Moratorium The temporary suspension of legal action against a person. Moratur, in lege He demurs in law. He rests on the pleadings of the case, and abides the judgment of the court. Morgantic marriage During the middle ages, there was an intermediate estate between matrimony and concubinage, known by this name. It is defined to be a lawful and inseparable conjunction of a single man, of noble and illustrious birth, with a single woman of an inferior or plebeian station, upon this condition, that neither the wife nor children should partake of the title, arms, or dignity of the husband, nor succeed to his inheritance, but should have a certain allowance assigned to them by the morgantic contract. The marriage ceremony was regularly performed; the union: was for life and indissoluble; and the children were considered legitimate, though they could not inherit. Morris, john humphrey carlile (1910- ) In The Proper Law of a Tort, (1951) Morris introduced the term "proper law of the tort", which he defined as "…the law which, on policy grounds, seems to have the most significant connection with the chain of acts and consequences in the particular situation before us." The concept of the "closest and most real connection", as seen in Dicey & Morris, in The Conflict of Laws, 1, is the basic concept of most conflict of laws legislation, national or international. Morris' concepts of "the most significant connection" / "the closest and most real connection" in contract. Mort d'ancestor An ancient and now almost obsolete remedy in the English law. An assize of mort d'ancestor was a writ which was sued out where, after the decease of a man's ancestor, a stranger abated, and entered into the estate. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Moral rights. If you have a better definition for Moral rights than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Moral rights may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Moral rights and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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