SECTIN: 2.17 SCOPE OF EXCLUSIVELY RIGHTS IN NON-DRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS COMPULSORY LICENSE FOR MAKING & DISTRIBUTING SOUND RECORDINGS In the case of non-dramatic musical works, the exclusive rights provided by clauses (a) and (b) of Section 2.6, to make and to distribute sound recordings of such works are subject to compulsory licensing under the conditions specified by this Section. (A) AVAILABILITY AND SCOPE OF COMPULSORY LICENSE (I) (2) (B) (C) When sound recording of non-dramatic musical work have been distributed to the public in Liberia under the authority of the copyright owner, any other person may, by complying with the provision of this section, obtain a compulsory license to make and distribute sound recordings of the work. A person may obtain a compulsory license only if his or her primary purpose in making phonorecords is to distribute them to the public for private use. A person may not obtain a compulsory license for use of the work in making of sound recordings duplicating a sound recording fixed by another, unless: (i) such sound recording was fixed lawfully; and (ii) the making of the sound recordings was authorized by the owner of copyright in the sound recording. A compulsory license includes the privilege of making a musical arrangement of the work to the extent necessary to conform it to the style or manner of interpretation of the performance involved, but the arrangement shall not change the basic melody of fundamental character of the work, and shall not be subject to protection as a derivative work under this title, except with the expressed consent of the copyright owner. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OBTAIN COMPULSORY LICENSE ( I) Any person who wishes to obtain a compulsory license under this section shall, before or within thirty days after making and before distributing any sound recordings of the work, serve notice of intention to do so on the copyright owner. If the registration or other public records of the Copyright Offices do not identify the copyright owner and include an address at which notice can be served, it shall be sufficient to file the notice of intention in the Copyright Office. The notice shall comply, in form, content, and manner of service, with requirements that the Director General of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation. (2) Failure to serve or file the notice required by clause (l) forecloses the possibility of a compulsory license and in the absence of a negotiated license, renders the making and distribution of sound recordings actionable as acts of infringement under Section 2.40, and fully subject to the remedies provided by Sections 2.42,2.48 through 2.52. ROYALTY PAYABLE UNDER COMPULSORY LICENSE (l) To be entitled to receive royalties under a compulsory license, the copyright owner must be identified in the registration or other public records of the 20