§9.26. Protection of Performers, Producers of Sound Recordings and Broadcasting Organizations of Related Rights a) The protection of performers shall apply to performers who are nationals of the Republic of Liberia, and performers who are not nationals of the Republic of Liberia but whose performances: i. take place on the territory of the Republic of Liberia; or ii. are incorporated in phonograms that are protected under this Act; or iii. have not been fixed in a phonogram but are included in broadcasts qualifying for protection under this Part. b) The provisions of this Act on the protection of sound recordings shall apply to: i. sound recordings the producers of which are nationals of the Republic of Liberia; ii. sound recordings first fixed in the Republic of Liberia; and iii. sound recordings first published in the Republic of Liberia. c) The provisions of this Act on the protection of broadcasts shall apply to: i. broadcasts of broadcasting organizations the headquarters of which are situated in the Republic of Liberia; and ii. broadcasts transmitted from transmitters situated in the Republic of Liberia. d) Section 9.5 applies to program-carrying signals the originating organization of which is a national of the Republic of Liberia. e) The provisions in this Act shall apply to performances, producers of sound recordings, and broadcasts, broadcasting organizations that are eligible for protection in the Republic of Liberia by virtue of and in accordance with any international convention or other international agreement to which the Republic of Liberia is party. §9.27. Rights of Performers a) A performer shall have the exclusive right to carry out or to authorize any of the following acts: i. the broadcasting or other communication to the public of his performance, except where the broadcasting or the other communication is made from a fixation of the performance which the performer has authorized to be made or is a rebroadcasting made or authorized by the organization initially broadcasting the performance; 30