(i) OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHT AS DISTINCT FROM OWNERSHIP OF MATERIAL OBJECT Ownership of a copyright, or of any of the exclusive rights under a copyright is distinct from ownership of any material object, including the copy or sound recording in which the work is first fixed. It does not of itself convey any rights in the copyrighted work first fixed, neither does it convey any rights in the copyrighted work embodied in the object; nor in the absence of an agreement, does it transfer ownership of a copyright, or of any exclusive rights under a copyright, convey property rights in any material object. (ii) EXECUTION OF TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP (a) A transfer of copyright ownership other than operation of law, is not valid unless an instrument of conveyance, or a note or memorandum of transfer, is in writing and signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or such owner's duly authorized agent. (b) A certificate of acknowledgement is not required for the validity of a transfer, but a prima facie evidence of the execution of the transfer if: (iii) (1) In the case of a transfer executed in Liberia, the certificate is issued by a person authorized to administer oaths within the Country, or (2) In the case of a transfer executed in a foreign country, the certificate is issued by a diplomatic or consular officer of Liberia. RIGHT OF AUTHOR TO RELINGUISH COPYRIGHT The author of a work may relinquish all or any of the rights comprised in the copyright in a work by giving the prescribed form to the Director General of copyright and thereupon, such rights shall cease to exist from the date of the notice provided; (1) On receipt of a notice under this sub-section, the Director General shall cause it to be published in the official gazette and in such other manner as he may deem fit. (2) The relinquished of all or any of the rights comprised in the copyright in a work shall not affect any rights subsisting in favor of any person on the date of the notice referred to in sub-section (I). SECITON: 2.28 RECORDANCE OF TRANSFERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS (A) CONDITIONS FOR RECORDATION - Any transfer of copyright ownership or other document pertaining to a copyright may be recorded in the Copyright Office if the document filed for recordance bears the actual signature of the person who executed it, or if it is accompanied by a sworn affidavit or official certification that is a true copy of the original, signed document. (8) CERTIFICATE OF RECORDANCE - The Director General of Copyright shall, upon receipt of a document provided by sub-section (a) and of the fee provided by section 2.46, record; the document and return it with a certificate of recordance. 29