Section 16:
Effect of disclosure on copyright.
The disclosure of a design by the proprietor to any other
person, in such circumstances as would make it contrary to good faith for that other person to use or
publish the design, and the disclosure of a design in breach of good faith by any person, other than the
proprietor of the design, and the acceptance of a first and confidential order for articles bearing a new or
original textile design intended for registration, shall not be deemed to be a publication of the design
sufficient to invalidate the copyright thereof if registration thereof is obtained subsequently to the
disclosure or acceptance.