There are two types of rights under copyright:

• economic rights, which allow the rights owner to derive financial reward from the use of his works by others; and

• moral rights, which protect the non-economic interests of the author.

 
Most copyright laws state that the rights owner has the economic right to authorize or prevent certain uses in relation to a work or, in some cases, to receive remuneration for the use of his work (such as through collective management). The economic rights owner of a work can prohibit or authorize:
 

• its reproduction in various forms, such as printed publication or sound recording;

• its public performance, such as in a play or musical work;

• its recording, for example, in the form of compact discs or DVDs;

•  its broadcasting, by radio, cable or satellite;

• its translation into other languages; and

• its adaptation, such as a novel into a film screenplay.

 
Examples of widely recognized moral rights include the right to claim authorship of a work and the right to oppose changes to a work that could harm the creator's reputation (adapted from WIPO)