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(b) reports made by commissions of inquiry appointed by the Government or any agency of the Government and published by the Government; However, the Liberian Government is not precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by assignment, bequest or otherwise. SECTION: (I) (2) 2.6 EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF OWNERS OF COPYRIGHT Subject to Section 2.7 through Section 2.11, the owner of copyright in a work under this chapter has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following, to (a) reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or sound recordings; (b) prepare derivative works based upon the copyright work; (c) distribute copies or sound recordings of the copyrighted work to the public including by way of importation, regardless of whether such copies were made and distributed lawfully in any other country, by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending; (d) communicate the copyrighted work to the public by display, performance, broadcasting, distribution by cable, motion picture, images, audiovisual work or any other means. In addition to the rights referred to in subsection (1) of this Section, the author of such a work shall also have the exclusive moral rights to: (a) claim authorship of his work and, in particular, to demand that his name of pseudonym be mentioned when any act referred to in subsection (1) of this section is done in relation to his work; save in cases where it would be unreasonable for him to do so. (b) object, and to seek relief in connection with, any distribution, mutilation, or other modification of the work where such act would be or is prejudicial to his honor or reputation. SECTION: 2.7 LIMITATION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: FAIR USE Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.6, the Fair use of a copyright work, including such use by reproduction in copies or sound recordings or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use, the factors to be considered shall include: (a) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for non-profit educational purposes; (b) the nature of the copyright work; 9

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