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(b) not be subject to waiver.
(4) The rights conferred by subsection (1)__
(a) shall not be transferable except on and by reason of the
death of the author; and
(b) may not be waived except for a use which is limited in
nature and extent.
(5) On the death of an author, the rights conferred by subsection
(1) shall be exercisable by his heirs or legal representatives.
(6) The director of any audiovisual work shall have the right to__
(a) be identified as the director of the work and in particular, to
demand that his name or pseudonym be mentioned in the manner
required by proper usage when any of the acts referred to in
section 29 (1) is done in relation to such work;
(b) object to, and to seek relief in connection with, any
alteration, distortion, mutilation or other modification of the work
where__
(i) such act would be or is prejudicial to his honour or
reputation; or
(ii) the work is discredited thereby, except where such act is
done under authority of the author of the work.
Right to share
in proceeds of
sale
(7) Subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall apply, mutatis mutandis,
to the director of an audiovisual work.
31.__(1) Notwithstanding any assignment or sale of original
work, an author of a graphic work, threedimensional work and
manuscript shall have an inalienable right to share in the proceeds
of any sale of that work or manuscript by public auction, through a
dealer whatever the method used by the latter to carry out the
operation.
(2) The right conferred by this section shall apply to originals of
such work.
(3) The conditions for the exercise of the right conferred by this
section shall be prescribed by regulations made by the Minister
under section 118.
Alteration of
buildings and
objects for
practical use
Cap. 29:01
32. Subject to the Monuments and Relics Act, buildings
and objects for practical use may be altered without the consent of
the author when this is done for technical reasons or for practical
purposes, irrespective of section 30 (1) (b).