John Grogan was a newspaper columnist for years. Then he wrote the best-selling Marley and Me — and left the paper.
Now the paper bundles up his old column, shapes them into a book, and offers them as the new book by John Grogan, beloved author of…., etc, etc., without even informing Grogan.
Grogan is doing all he can to impede them. Details here
This is what moral rights are for and why you don’t want to waive them. Not about money, just about the right to be the author of your own works, or to be anonymous if you prefer.