Act 690 Copyright Act, 2005 Economic rights of authors 5. The authorof anyprotected copyright workhastheexclusiveeconomic right inrespect ofthework todo orauthorise thedoing ofanyofthefollowing: (a) thereproduction of the workin any manneror form, (b) thetranslation, adaptation, arrangement or anyothertransformation of the work, (c) thepublic performance, broadcasting andcommunication ofthe work tothe public, (d) the distribution to the publicof originalsor copies of the workby way of first salesor otherfirsttransferof ownership, and (e) thecommercial rental tothepublic oforiginals orcopies ofthework. Moral rights of authors 6. (1) In addition to the economic rightsreferredto in section5, the authorof protected copyright work hasthe solemoralright (a) toclaimauthorship of theworkand in particular to demandthatthe name or pseudonymof the author be mentioned when any of the acts referredto in section5 are done in relationto the work, and (b) to object to and seek relief in connection with any distortion, mutilation or othermodification of the workwhere thatactwould be or is prejudicial tothereputation of theauthoror where thework is discredited by theact. Employed authors 7. In the absence of any contractto the contrary, the economicrightof a work shall vest inanemployerora person whocommissions theworkwhere theemployed or commissioned authorhas createdthe workin the courseof the employment or commission. Public benefit works 8. (1) The rights referredto in sections 5 and 6 of thisAct shallnot vestin any person in respect of the following works, (a) anenactment, (b) a decision made by a court or tribunal established under any enactment fortheadministration ofjusticein theRepublic, (c) a report made by a commission of enquiry appointed by the Government oranyagency of theGovernment andpublished by the Government, and (d) except where news is disseminated by the private media, news, namely a reportoffresh events orcurrentinformation madeby the media, whether published in written form, by broadcast, or communicated to thepublic by any othermeans. 6