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17 U.S.C. § 909 — Mask work notice

submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-620 to r/title-17-COPYRIGHTS · 153 words · no verdicts yet

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A protected mask-work owner may place a notice on the work and related products, although notice is not required for protection. The section specifies what the notice must contain.

(a) The owner of a protected mask work may place notice on the work and on masks and semiconductor-chip products containing it, in a way and place that reasonably shows the protection. The Register may give examples by regulation, but they are not exhaustive. Notice is not required for protection, but is prima facie evidence that protection was noticed. (b) The notice must contain (1) the words “mask work,” the symbol *M*, or the circled-M symbol Ⓜ; and (2) the owner’s name or a recognized or generally known abbreviation of it.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)

The owner of a mask work provided protection under this chapter may affix notice to the mask work, and to masks and semiconductor chip products embodying the mask work, in such manner and location as to give reasonable notice of such protection. The Register of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation, as examples, specific methods of affixation and positions of notice for purposes of this section, but these specifications shall not be considered exhaustive. The affixation of such notice is not a condition of protection under this chapter, but shall constitute prima facie evidence of notice of protection.

(b)

The notice referred to in subsection (a) shall consist of—

(1)

the words “mask work”, the symbol *M*, or the symbol Ⓜ (the letter M in a circle); and

(2)

the name of the owner or owners of the mask work or an abbreviation by which the name is recognized or is generally known.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 98–620, title III, § 302, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3352; amended Pub. L. 105–80, § 12(a)(22), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1535.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-620 · 98 Stat. 3352
  • 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-80 · 111 Stat. 1535

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-620 on 1984-11-08.

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