An article authored by the Head of Copyright and Advertising Law Practice at «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Alexander Lipkes is devoted to the topical issues related to personal non-proprietary rights, such as the right of authorship, the author’s right to the name, the right to the work integrity and the right to make the work publicly available, and what one should bear in mind when preparing agreements with authors on disposal of exclusive rights.