by the United States government, United States Code — Title 17, Chapter 1…
“ In the case, however, of copies of works specified in subsections (f) to (k) , inclusive, of section 5 of this title, the notice may consist of the letter C enclosed within a circle, thus ©, accompanied by the initials, monogram, mark, or symbol of the copyright proprietor: Provided, That on some accessible portion of such copies or of the margin, back, permanent base, or pedestal, or of the substance on which such copies shall be mounted, his name shall appear. ”
