Publishers, use this template to prepare a Waiver of Moral Rights, under which the author of a work waives his or her moral rights in the copyright of the work, in order to allow a third party to make use of the work anywhere in the world.

An author's moral rights comprise the right to be identified as the creator of a work and the right to object to derogatory treatment of a work which the author feels is prejudicial or detrimental to his/her reputation. Moral rights do not transfer with the ownership of the copyright and cannot be sold or otherwise transferred, but they can be waived by the author.

This generic Waiver of Moral Rights in Copyright form is provided in MS Word format, and is easy to download, fill in and print. Buy the form once, it's yours to use as often as required.