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Enrico, a Filipino fashion designer, creates an original textile pattern named “AzureWeave” in 2025. The work is not registered. An online marketplace, PatternPort, sells licenses to use the image on merchandise and provides a direct download. A clothing manufacturer, WeaveCo, downloads the image from PatternPort and prints 3,000 scarves nationwide bearing the design for sale, claiming a license from PatternPort. PatternPort does not own the rights to AzureWeave. Is WeaveCo liable for copyright infringement? (a)Identify the central doctrine governing copyright infringement and apply it to the facts. (b)Evaluate whether WeaveCo's defense of fair dealing/fair use could succeed under these facts and why or why not.