sending of a copy, and a reproduction of the work has not been published by the owner of
the copyright in the work or any person authorized by him within the period of six months
or three months, as the case may be, the name of the author and the title of the particular
edition of the work proposed to be reproduced are printed on all the copies of the
reproduction, the author has not withdrawn from circulation copies of the work; and
an opportunity of being heard is given, wherever practicable, to the owner of the copyright
in the work.
vii)
No license to reproduce and publish the translation of a work shall be granted under this
paragraph unless such translation has been published by the owner of the right of
translation in a language spoken in Liberia. The provisions of this paragraph shall also
apply to the reproduction and publication, or translation into a language spoken in Liberia,
of any text incorporated in audio-visual fixations prepared and published solely for the
purpose of systematic instructional activities.
d) For purposes of this paragraph, “relevant period” in relation to any work, means a period of seven
years from the date of the first publication of that work, where the application is for the
reproduction and publication of any work of, or relating to fiction, poetry, drama, music or art;
three years from the date of the first publication of that work, where the application is for the
reproduction and publication of any work of, or relating to natural science, physical science,
mathematics or technology.
e) License for domestic broadcasting organization
i. any broadcasting organization in Liberia or any qualified person who is the holder of a
license for a television or broadcasting station may apply to the Intellectual Property Office
for a license to produce and publish the translation of
ii. a work referred to in paragraph b of this Schedule and published in printed or analogous
forms of reproduction; or any text incorporated in audio-visual fixations prepared and
published solely for the purpose of systematic instructional activities for broadcasting such
translation for the purpose of teaching or for the dissemination of the results of specialized,
technical or scientific research to the experts in any particular field.
This Act shall take effect immediately upon publication into Handbills.
ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING
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