Intellectual Property, Moral Rights, and Trading Regimes: A Publishing Perspective

<jats:p>Intellectual property law and international trading regimes are two salient areas of policy that have a profound impact on the operations of cultural industries such as publishing. This paper reviews the distinctive attributes of seven different forms of intellectual property protection, pointing the way for publishers to expand their thinking about protecting and exploiting their investment in intellectual property, especially in these times of multimedia publishing. It examines the nature of authorship in an historical context paying particular attention to the concept of moral rights. It then discusses the treatment of intellectual property and moral rights within various international trading regimes.</jats:p>