Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act's __________ Exemption, Competitors May

Multiple Choice

Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act's __________ exemption, competitors may not only study mask works, but they may also use the results of that study to design their own semiconductor chip products embodying their own original masks, even if the masks are substantially similar, so long as their products are the result of substantial study and analysis and not merely the result of plagiarism.

A) reverse racketeering
B) forward engineering
C) reverse engineering
D) forward racketeering