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(c) the amount and substantially of the portion used copyrighted work as a whole; and (d) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the work. In relation to the This Section does not include the reproduction of a computer program which is provided for in Section 2.14. SECTION: 2.8 LIMITATION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: COMPULSORY LICENSES FOR RECORDING MUSICAL WORKS (I) Where the owner of copyright in a musical work has already authorized a person to make a sound recording of a performance of the work and such recording has been made in, or imported into the Republic of Liberia, any other person may make recording or the musical work without the authorization of the owner, provided that such other person, before making the sound recording gives to the copyright owner a proper notice of his intention to make it, and pays to the owner such equitable renumeration as (the Copyright Board) may prescribe by order. The foregoing provisions shall apply also to any words accompanying the music. (2) The mode and manner of the assessment and payment of renumeration under sub­ section (l) shall be as prescribed by the Copyright Board. SECTION: (a) 2.9 LIMITATION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: REPRODUCTION BY LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.6, it is not an infringement of copyright for a library or archives, or any of its employees acting within the scope of their employment, to reproduce no more than one copy or sound recording, of a work, or to distribute such copy or sound recording, under the conditions specified by this section, if ­ (I) The reproduction or distribution is made without any purpose of direct or indirect commercial advantage. (2) The collections of library or archives are (i) open to the public or (ii) available not only to researchers affiliated with the library or archives or with the institution of which it is a part, but also persons doing research in a specialized field; and (3) The reproduction and distribution of the work includes a notice of copyright. (b) The rights of reproduction and distribution under this section apply to a copy or sound recording of an unpublished work duplicated in facsimile form solely for purposes of preservation and security for deposit for research use in another library or archives of the types described by clause (3) of sub-section (a), if the copy or sound recording reproduced is currently in the collection of the library or archives. (c) The right of reproduction under this section applies to a copy or sound recording of a publication in facsimile form solely for purposes of replacement of copy or sound recording that is damaged, deteriorating, lost or stolen, if the library or archives has, after a reasonable effort, determined that an unused replacement cannot be obtained at a fair price. 10

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