§ 909. — Mask work notice.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 17USC909]
TITLE 17--COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 9--PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTS
Sec. 909. Mask work notice
(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 M
(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.
(Added Pub. L. 98-620, title III, Sec. 302, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3352;
amended Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 12(a)(22), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1535.)
Amendments
1997--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-80 substituted `` `mask work', the
symbol'' for `` `mask force', the sumbol''.
