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+ | DISCLAIMER: We are not lawyers. Any information on this page or the rest of the Wiki may be horribly inaccurate and/or dangerous to use. We claim no responsibility for the use or misuse of any information including, but not limited to, financial and personal injury. | ||
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+ | -Mask art is its own class of protection just like copyright, trademark, or a patent. It is denoted by an m in a circle as in (M). Occasionally, | ||
+ | -Semiconductor masks are protected for 10 years | ||
+ | -You can get away with quite a bit for academic work: | ||
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+ | It even seems to say you can copy small pieces for commercial work as long as you don't copy the whole thing. Of course, you'll still have to abide by patent laws and see once again, see the disclaimer at the top. | ||
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+ | ====== Examples of (M) ====== | ||
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+ | ====== Circular (standard) ====== | ||
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+ | This particular image also includes (C), possibly for mask ROM such as in boot microcode | ||
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+ | ====== Square ====== | ||
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+ | References | ||
+ | - [[http:// | ||
+ | - Bitlaw 17 USC 906: http:// | ||
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