SECTION:
2.3
SUBJECT MATTER OF COPYRIGHT: DERIVATIVE
WORKS AND COMPILATIONS
(a)
The subject matter of copyright as specified by section 2.2 (m) and (n)
includes compilations and derivation works, but protection for a work
employing pre-existing material in which copyright subsists does not extend
to any part of the work in which such material has been unlawfully.
(b)
The copyright in a compilation or derivative work extends only to the
material contributed by the author of such work, as distinguished from the
pre-existing material employed in the work, and does not imply any
exclusive right in the pre-existing material. The copyright in such work is
dependent of, and does not affect or enlarge the scope, duration, ownership,
or subsistence of, any copyright protection in the pre-existing material.
SECTION:
2.4
SUBJECT MATTER OF COPYRIGHT: NATIONAL ORIGIN
(I)
Unpublished works: the works specified by section 2.2 while published, are subject
to protection under this chapter without regard to the nationality of domicile of the
author.
(2)
Published works are:
(a)
The works specified in section 2.2, when published, are subject to protection
under this chapter, if, on the date of the first publication, one or more of the
authors is a national or domiciliary or the Republic of Liberia, or is a
national, domiciliary or sovereign authority of a foreign nation that is a party
to a copyright treaty to which the Republic of Liberia is also party or is a
stateless person wherever that person may be domicile, or if the work has
been first published in the Republic of Liberia is also a party. And such
countries at the date hereof and what in the schedule and this act.
(b)
When any country other than Liberia, becomes or ceases to be a party to a
copyright treaty to which Liberia is a party, the Minister of Justice shall by
(legislative instrument) amend the schedule to this Act by inserting or
deleting the name of the country as the case may be;
(c)
For the purposes of this section, a publication in Liberia or in any other
country shall not be treated as being other than the first publication by reason
only of an earlier publication elsewhere if the publication took place within
the period of 30 days.
SECTION:
2.5
SUBJECT MATTER OF COPYRIGHT: LIBERIAN
GOVERNMENT WORKS AND WORKS OF
PUBLIC BENEFITS
Copyright protection under this chapter is not available for any works of the Government or
works of public benefit, including the following:
(a)
laws and decisions of courts and administrative bodies, as well as to official
translations thereof;
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