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. (cont'd) have. These rules apply equally to those works which do not require a year date in the notice but which contain a year date earlier than the year in which first publi­cation occurred.

. The elements of notice, including the year date when required, should preferably appear together as a single continuous statement,, © 1981 ABC Corporation. However, a year date that is present but separated from the rest of the notice is acceptable if it is an appropriate date and is reasonably identi­fiable as part of the notice. Such a year date is clearly acceptable if it is the

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