Chapter III Author's rights First: Moral rights Article (5): The author shall enjoy non-prescriptive and non-transferable moral rights, such as: a. Right to claim authorship of the work in the manner he determines. b. Right to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to, the work, which would be prejudicial to his honor or reputation. It is absolutely void and null to dispose of any of these rights, whether such disposition results or does not result in compensation. The author's general successor shall enjoy these rights, and the Ministry shall succeed to these rights in the absence of a public successor to the author. Second: Economic Rights Article (6): The author or his general successor shall have the right to enjoy the following economic rights: a) The reproduction of his work b) Translation of his work into another language, prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work, musical re-composition, or modification in another form. c) The disposition of the original or a copy of his work to the public through sale or other transfer of ownership. d) Rental of the original or a copy of his work embodied in sound recording, of his movie work, or computer program, for commercial purposes. e) Public performance of his work. f) Communication to the public. g) Broadcasting of his work. Article (7): The right of rental shall not apply to computer programs, if the program itself is not the main object of rental, and shall not apply as well to audio-visual works if it will not damage the normal use thereof. Article (8): The right owner or his successor shall have the right to transfer to a third party, all or part of his economic rights, stipulated under this law, or permits him to utilize such rights, according to a written contract that shall specify the right subject to disposal, the purpose, duration of use, and the location of the clearance.