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Ch. 4.
4.4.3
4-42
4.4.2
Legibility and visibility.
III.
Concealed notice(cont'd)
a.
(cont'd)
Examples:(cont'd)
(2)
A notice which the Office is told is on the bottom of a figurine cemented on a base that conceals the notice.
(3)
A notice on a print used for a calendar, with the calendar pad securely pasted down over the notice.
b.
A notice which, though not visible on casual inspection of the work, becomes visible upon ordinary use of the work, may be accepted.
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 1s lifted.
4.4.3
Notice affected by use of work.
I.
Notice on tag or container.
a.
A notice on a detachable tag (such as a name or price tag tied to a work by a piece of string) which will evidently be detached and discarded when the work is put in use, is not acceptable. Likewise, a notice on a wrapper or container which is not a part of the work and which will evidently be removed and dis­carded when the work is put in use, is not acceptable. (Note that the tag, wrapper, or container may itself be registrable as a label.)