Section 43-43-4 - Publication by owner of product of mind--Reproduction rights.
43-43-4. Publication by owner of product of mind--Reproduction rights. If the owner of a product of the mind intentionally makes it public, a copy or reproduction may be made public by any person without responsibility to the owner so far as the law of this state is concerned.
Source: CivC 1877, § 573; CL 1887, § 3196; RCivC 1903, § 889; RC 1919, § 487; SDC 1939, § 51.0807.