Title 17, CopyrightsRelease 119-102
§905 Exclusive Rights in Mask Works
Title 17 › CHAPTER 9 — PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTS › § 905
Summary
The owner of a protected mask work has the only right to make copies, import or distribute chips that contain it, and to have or encourage others to do those things.
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Title 17, §905
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The owner of a mask work provided protection under this chapter has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:
(1)to reproduce the mask work by optical, electronic, or any other means;
(2)to import or distribute a semiconductor chip product in which the mask work is embodied; and
(3)to induce or knowingly to cause another person to do any of the acts described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
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Citation
17 U.S.C. § 905
Title 17, Copyrights
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102