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work made for hire, the exemption provided by this clause does not
apply unless a substantial part of the work was prepared for an
employer or other person who is not a national or domiciliary of the
United States or a domestic corporation or enterprise;
(2) where the United States Customs Service is presented with an import
statement issued under the seal of the Copyright Office, in which case
a total of no more than two thousand copies of any one such work shall
be allowed entry; the import statement shall be issued upon request to
the copyright owner or to a person designated by such owner at the time
of registration for the work under section 408 or at any time
thereafter;
(3) where importation is sought under the authority or for the use,
other than in schools, of the Government of the United States or of any
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to copies forming part of such person's personal baggage; or
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(7) where, on the date when importation is sought or public
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right to distribute the work in the United States; and
(B) the first publication of the work has previously taken place
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author to a transferee or licensee who was not a national or
domiciliary of the United States or domestic corporation or enterprise;
and
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