Som User22484 noterar i sin kommentar behandlas frågan om upphovsrättsliga rättigheter i Voyager-avsnittet Författare, författare .
Kort sagt;
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Författare har rätt att bestämma hur verkligt ursprungliga konstverk eller författarskap tillskrivs, distribueras och behandlas.
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De har särskilt rätt att inte ändra sina arbeten utan deras uttryckliga tillstånd.
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Underlåtenhet att följa kan resultera i återkallande, även om det leder till förlust av rykte eller ekonomisk skada (utanför federationen) till organisationen som gör distributionen.
TUVOK: Your honour, Section seven gamma of the Twelfth Guarantee defines an artist as a person who creates an original artistic work. Mister Broht admits that the Doctor created this programme and that it is original. I therefore submit that the Doctor should be entitled to all rights and privileges accorded an artist under the law.
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ARBITRATOR: We're exploring new territory today, so it is fitting that this hearing is being held at Pathfinder. The Doctor exhibits many of the traits we associate with a person. Intelligence, creativity, ambition, even fallibility. But are these traits real, or is the Doctor merely programmed to simulate them? To be honest, I don't know. Eventually we will have to decide, because the issue of holographic rights isn't going to go away. But at this time, I am not prepared to rule that the Doctor is a person under the law. However, it is obvious he is no ordinary hologram and while I can't say with certainty that he is a person, I am willing to extend the legal definition of artist to include the Doctor. I therefore rule that he has the right to control his work. I'm ordering all copies of his holo-novels to be recalled immediately.