copyright england-and-wales copyright-transfer
Can copyright &quot;exploitation rights&quot; be sold?
<p>Someone recently explained to be that copyright cannot be sold, only the exploitation rights can. Even if they are exclusive and indefinite. </p>

<p>Is this the case, or can you still copyright? </p>

<p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/license-sell-or-market-your-copyright-material" rel="nofollow noreferrer">UK government says</a> "If you decide to sell or transfer your copyright there would need to be a written, signed contract stating a transfer has taken place. This is known as an assignment". Which implies that you can sell your copyright. What cannot be transferred is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-rights-granted-by-copyright" rel="nofollow noreferrer">moral rights</a>, though they can be waived (so, you can waiver your right to be called the author, but you cannot transfer that right to someone else).</p>
