ii.
distribute, import for distribution, broadcast or communicate to the public of works or other
subject-matter protected under this Act from which electronic copyright management
information has been removed or altered without the authorization of the right owner when
such act will induce, enable, facilitate or conceal an infringement of any right covered by
this Part.
iii.
Subsection (a) does not prohibit any governmental activities for public policy or security
authorized by law.
iv.
Notwithstanding subsection (a), upon the request by the beneficiary of an exception or
limitation in accordance with this Act, the Director General of the Intellectual Property
Office may order that the necessary means be made available to a beneficiary in order that
he may enjoy or apply the exception or limitation, to the extent required to benefit from it.
§9.34. Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions
a) Traditional cultural expressions are protected against the following actions:
i.
reproduction;
ii.
fixation of a previously unfixed performance;
iii.
communication to the public by performance, broadcasting, distribution by cable or other
means;
iv.
adaptations, translations and other transformations;
v.
when such expressions are made for commercial purposes outside their traditional or
customary context by persons who are not Liberians citizens or domiciled in Liberia.
b) The rights conferred under subsection (a) of this Section shall not include the right to control:
i.
use for educational purposes;
ii.
use by way of illustration in an original works of an author; provided that the extent of such
use is within the scope of fair use;
iii.
incidental inclusion of in a copyright work.
c) In all publications including fixations of performances and in connection with any communication
to the public or broadcast of any identifiable traditional cultural expression, its source shall be
indicated in an appropriate manner and in conformity with fair practice, by mentioning the
community or place from where the expression was derived.
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