Thierry is a successful artist,known across Canada for his marvelous portraits of famous Canadians.His work has been exhibited in the National Gallery,and he is beginning to acquire an international reputation.Recently,Thierry sold one of his paintings to the GuerillaGallery,not realizing that the owners of the GuerillaGallery had nothing but scorn for famous artists,insisting that they have sold out their creativity for the sake of the almighty dollar.The owners promptly took a large black felt marker and added a moustache to the painting's subject and drew an arrow poking through its head.When Thierry discovered the "act of these vandals" and further discovered that these "vandals were actually exhibiting the work," he was incensed.Despite his own disdain for lawyers,Thierry has decided to take legal action.His action ought to take the form of which of the following?

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Thierry should take legal action in the form of a moral rights infringement claim. Moral rights are the rights of an artist to protect the integrity and authenticity of their work, including the right to prevent any distortion or alteration of the work that would be prejudicial to the artist's reputation. Painting a moustache on Thierry's portrait and exhibiting it with an arrow through its head without his consent would be considered a violation of his moral rights.

Thierry Is a Successful Artist,known Across Canada for His Marvelous