Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act's __________ exemption, competitors may not only study mask works, but they may also use the results of that study to design their own semiconductor chip products embodying their own original masks, even if the masks are substantially similar, so long as their products are the result of substantial study and analysis and not merely the result of plagiarism.

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The exemption referred to in the question is the reverse engineering exemption, which allows competitors to study and analyze mask works to design their own semiconductor chip products. Therefore, the correct choice is C, reverse engineering. The other options, A (reverse racketeering), B (forward engineering), and D (forward racketeering) are not relevant in this context.

Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act's __________ Exemption, Competitors May