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1017

Concealed copyright notice. (cont'd)

Examples: (cont'd)

3)
A notice on a print used for a calendar, with the calendar pad securely pasted down over the notice.

NOTE: The acceptability of a notice depends upon its being permanently legible to an ordinary user of the work under normal conditions of use, and affixed to the copies in such manner and position that, when affixed, it is not concealed from view upon reasonable examination.

1017.01

Notice visible upon ordinary use. A notice which,though not visible on casual inspection of the work, becomes visible upon ordinary use of the work is acceptable.

Examples:

1)
A revolving set of disks on which the notice (as well as some or all of the copyright matter) is concealed when the disks are in starting position, but is revealed upon their manipulation as directed.
2)
A print used for a calendar, with a calendar pad suspended over the notice which is seen when the pad is lifted.
1018
Copyright notice: reverses. Where the deposited work, such as a mold or decal, is the reverse of the product that is intended to result from its use, the notice is acceptable even though printed in reverse.
1019
|Notice of renewal copyright. The copyright law does not provide for a special or additional copy­right notice for published works that are in their renewal term. Thus, the continued use of the original form of notice on the publicly distributed copies of published works in their renewal term is considered sufficient to maintain the validity of
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