Artwork for the Masses, your client, is an importer of decorative outdoor statuettes. Customs has notified it that delivery of the shipment of statuettes has been withheld and may be subject to seizure and forfeiture because Customs has determined that the merchandise may be an infringing copy of a recorded copyrighted work. On behalf of your client, you timely file with Customs a written statement denying that the imported merchandise is infringing. Your client is concerned about what information Customs will disclose to the copyright owner in the course of determining whether or not the goods are infringing copies. Which ONE of the following pieces of information will Customs NOT disclose to the copyright owner within 30 days of the receipt of the importer’s denial?
A) Importation date.
B) Port of entry.
C) Manufacturer’s name and address.
D) Country of origin of the merchandise.
E) Quantity of the goods involved.
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The Answer is: C
Citation: 19 CFR 133.43(b)
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