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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Copyright laws protect:
A
no longer protect original works of authorship
B
Original works of authorship only online, not in print
C
Original works of authorship only in print, not online
D
Original works of authorship online as well as in print
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As per the Copyright act, 1957, a Copyright is a legal right that is given to a person for a limited time for his authentic and original work for publishing, licensing, assigning etc. The essential ingredient that fulfills the purpose of copyright is an “idea".

Detailed explanation-2: -What are author’s rights? All authors, by definition, have their works protected by a series of rights which give them the complete and exclusive capacity to exploit these same works. These rights are known as ‘copyright’. There are two different types of copyright: moral rights and economic rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -A federal law passed in 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), makes it clear that materials published on the Internet are protected by U.S. copyright laws. The law makes some exceptions that are specific to Internet law.

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