17 USC 1332
No retroactive effect
Executive summary:
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Protection under this chapter [17 USC § §1301 et seq.] shall not be available for any design that has been made public under section 1310(b) [17 USC 1310(b)] before the effective date of this chapter [17 USC § §1301 et seq.].