(a) This article does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, or a protected purchaser of a security. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in Articles 3, 7 and 8.(b) This article does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of a claim under Article 8.(c) Filing under this article does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, or purchasers, or persons described in subsections (a) and (b).Derived from former 1972 Code § 75-9-309 [Codes, 1942, § 41A:9-309; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 9-309; Laws, 1990, ch. 384, § 53; Laws, 1996, ch. 468, § 68, eff. 7/1/1996] and enacted by Laws, 2001, ch. 495, § 1, eff. 1/1/2002.