The moral rights approach states that actions are only ethical if they do interfere with the rights of others. This is one of the concepts of ethics promoted in most societies.

There is a difference between individuals and "entities." Individuals can have moral rights even though they may not be codified in law. A company is an 'entity' - a 'thing' - 'things' do not and cannot have moral rights.

Morala rättigheter.

moral nature of human rights

Moral Idealism is a belief that individual rights and responsibilities are universal, regardless of outcome.