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(Print reflects changes proposed by the Subcommittee) (to 11/9/83)

CONGRESS

1st Session

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Sec. . Section 121 of Atle 17 of the United States Cɔse

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semiconductor material in accordance with a
predeterrined pattern;

(2) intended to perform electronic circuitry functions; and

** (2) that is a writing er-e-discovery, or the Danufacture, use, or distribution of which is in or

affects commerce.

`` `bask work' is a series of related images,. however fixes or enccdes-

** (1) having the predetermined, three-dimersional pattern of metallic, insulating, or semicondueter material present or removed from the layers of a semiconductor chip product; and

** (2) in which series the relation of the images to one another is that each image has the pattern of the surface of one form of the semiconductor chit

product.

``A 'Bask ́ is a substantially Ewc-dimensional sheet, partially transparent and partially opaque sheet IS preselected radiation, à Back embodies a mask work if the pattern of transparent and cpaque portions of the mask is substantially similar to the pattern of one of the images of the mask work. Masks and mask works shall not be Ceemed pictorial, graphic, cr sculptural works. The copyright in a mesh-or desk work shali net neither extend

to not affect, limit, & deraik any copvelght in any other work of authorship embodied therein or in a semiconqueter chip product.

``ks-used-±n the provisions of sections 139 (a), 421,

32 485, 186, 581 (A), 583, 586, 529, and 672 of this title, applicable to copies of a work shall apply also to

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semiconductor ship products 'copy--bnetudes-e-senicenducter

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SUBJECT BATTER OF CCPY3ICK?

Sec. 3. Section 102 (a) of title 17 of the United States

Code is amenced-

(1) by adding after paragraph (5) the following:

**(6) mask works;''; and

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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as

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EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS

Sec.. Section 106 of title 17 of the United States Cɔge

is amended-

(1) by striking out '' and '' at the end of paragraph

(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ''; and ́ ́ in lieu thereof;

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(3) acting at the end thereof the following:

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(c) to ese-e-Bear-endocytne pobody 20 LIZAR K the mask work to make in a semiconductor chip

product:

**(D) in the manufacture of a semiconductor chip product, substantially to reproduce, by optical, electronic, or other means, images 2 image of the Bask work on material intended to be part of the

semiconductor ship product; anc

**(I) to distribute or-use a semiconductor chip product made as described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of this paragraph. ́ ́.

LIMITATION ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS AS TO ASKS

Sec. 5. (a) Chapter 1 of title 17 of the United States

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Code is amended by adding at the end the following:

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``S 119. Scope of exclusive rights: Eomprèsory-teensing

Bight of reverse engineering with respect to

mask works

(a) In the case of mask works, the exclusive rights

5 provided by section 186 are subject to compulsory-iicensing a

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1b-she-owner-of-e-copyright-on-e-mask-work-shali-be required-to-grant-a-compuisory-teense-under-the-copy-tehty

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terms-and-conditions,-and-all-of-the-fożżowing-circumstances:

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semiconductor-chip-product-thereinafter-in-this-section

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difference-in-price-between-the-inizinging-product-and-a

noninfringing-product+-+-dented-che-use-of-the

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anaceats on teapalawes embodied in the past on semAGROGWEREK

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GOREDAZZRAOn of components utilized sherein. ́ ́.

(b) The chapter analysis for chapter 1 of title 17 is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

119. Scope of exclusive rights: forpuisery-èteensine PArhi reverse engineering with respect to best

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DURATION OF COPYRIGHT

Sec. 6. Section 382 of title 17 of the United States Code

is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

(E) Jasks.--Copyright in bask works endures for a term

of ten years from the parliest of first authorized

**(1) distribution;

**(2) use in a commercial product: or

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