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1013
Affixation and position of the copyright notice. (cont'd)
1013.03
Notice not properly affixed. A notice not affixed to copies or phonorecords in such manner and location as to give reasonable notice of the claim to copyright is treated as an omission of notice. 17 U.S.C. 405. See section 1008 of this chapter.
1013.04

Works published in book form. In the case of works published in book form, a notice repro­duced on the copies in any of the following positions is acceptable.

1)
The title page, if any;
2)
The page immediately following the title page, if any;
3)
Either side of the front cover, if any; or, if there is no front cover, either side of the front leaf of the copies;
4)
Either side of the back cover, if any; or, if there is no back cover, either side of the back leaf of the copies;
5)
The first page of the main body of the work;
6)
The last page of the main body of the work;
7)
Any page between the front page and the first page of the main body of the work, if: (i) there are no more than ten pages between the front page and the first page of the main body of the work; and (ii) the notice is reproduced prominently and is set apart from the other matter on the page where it appears;
8)
Any page between the last page of the main body of the work and back page, if: (i) there are no more than ten pages between the last page of the main body of the work
[1984]