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his work is offered or made available to the public. The author shall have the same right with respect to the indication of the author's name when derivative works from his work are offered or presented to the public.

(2) In the absence of the author's manifestation of intention to the contrary, a person exploiting the author's work may indicate the name of the author in the same manner as already adopted by the author.
(3) It is permissible to omit the name of the author where, to the extent compatible with fair practice, it is determined that there is no risk of damage to the interests of the author in his claim to authorship in light of the purpose and the manner of the exploitation of the work.
(4) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply in any of the following cases:
(i) when the name of the author is to be indicated in the same manner as already adopted by the author when said work was offered or made available to the public by the head of an administrative organ, by an independent administrative agency, etc. or by an organ of a local public entity or a local independent administrative agency pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Organs Information Disclosure Act, the Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc. Information Disclosure Act or the Information Disclosure Ordinances;
(ii) when the name of the author is to be omitted at the time that his work is offered or made available to the public by the head of an administrative organ, by an independent administrative agency, etc. or by an organ of a local public entity or a local independent administrative agency pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Administrative Organs Information Disclosure Act, the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc. Information Disclosure Act or the provisions of the Information Disclosure Ordinance equivalent to Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Administrative Organs Information Disclosure Act.

(Right to maintain integrity)
Article 20

(1) The author shall have the right to maintain the integrity of his work and its title, and no distortion, mutilation or other modification thereof shall be made against his intent.
(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to any of the following modifications:
(i) a change of ideographs or words or other modifications considered unavoidable for school educational purposes where the exploitation of a work is made pursuant to the provisions of Article 33, paragraph (1) (including the case where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4) of the same Article), Article 33-2, paragraph (1) or Article 34, paragraph (1);
(ii) a modification of an architectural work by means of extension, rebuilding, repairing,
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