In Qatar, an author's exclusive rights are more closely aligned with the European Union model and its emphasis on moral rights.
A creator's association with a work is sustained for all time, even if an author has sold the rights to a work.
Moral rights for Qatari protected works are "imprescriptible and perpetual".
Qatar - Law No. 7 of 2002 on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Article 7
The author of the owner of the copyright shall have the exclusive right to carry out or to authorize any of the following acts.
(1) Reproduction of the work;
(2) Translation of the work;
(3) Making excerpts, musical arrangements or other transformation of the work;
(4) Distribution to the public of the work through sale;
(5) Rental to the public of audio-visual works or computer programs. However, the right to rental shall not apply to the rental of computer programs where the itself is not the essential object of the rental;
(6) Public performance of the work
Article 10
The author of a work shall have the following moral rights:
(1) To have his name or pseudonym indicated on his work or not to have his name indicated on his work;
(2) To object to any distortion deformation or any modifications of his work;
(3) To object to any distortion, and to prohibit any other use of his work which would be prejudicial to his honor and reputation
The rights for in the preceding Articles are imprescriptible and perpetual
