My article was written about Semiconductor Chip Product Protection, which is Chapter 9 of the US Copyright Law. Semiconductor Chip Product Protection was created to protect the semiconductor company's product research and development. However, it has been used in many examples of court cases, including those that do not involve semiconductors, but simply software or hardware. Under protection, the owner has the right to reproduce, distribute, import or knowingly induce another person to perform such acts. This means that the owner can delegate the duplication to third parties as he sees fit. When referring to reverse engineering rights, a person has the right to reproduce the product to teach, evaluate or analyze the chip. However, you do not have the right to reproduce the chip for distribution. Anyone who infringes copyright or semiconductor rights may be civilly prosecuted by the owner. Copyright infringement would include making unauthorized copies of software or unauthorized duplications of semiconductors by copying or reverse engineering the owner's product. When a consumer has broken or violated copyright law, they will be tried in court, and if found guilty, the courts may award punitive damages to the plaintiff. When looking at international copyright law, the copyright would only be valid if the country where the infringement occurred honors and enforces copyright law. Before the plaintiff brings a civil action, he or she is required to send a notification to the consumer that he or she is guilty of copyright infringement. The infringement notice must also include how the copyright is being violated, including examples and methods of infringement. Prior to sentencing, the plaintiff may choose to r...... middle of paper ......ed States of America and related laws contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. (2014, 04 19). Retrieved from copyright.gov: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap9.html#906Ludlow, T. (2007, September). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Judicial Support for Semiconductor Reverse Engineering. Retrieved from americanbar.org: https://www.americanbar.org/newsletter/publications/gp_solo_magazine_home/gp_solo_magazine_index/intellectprop_judicialsupport.htmlThe Ninth Circuit upholds Semiconductor Chip Protection Act claim asserting protection of logic clusters. (2005, September 22). Retrieved from patentlyo.com: http://patentlyo.com/patent/2005/09/ninth_circuit_u.htmlSemiconductor Chip Protection Act - Altera v. Clear Logic. (2014, February). Retrieved from Berkeley Technology Law Journal: http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1684&context=btlj