RESEARCH ETHICS
COPY RIGHT
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the U.S. government.
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the authors of creative works.
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manufacturers of copying machines.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Copyright protects the rights of authors, i.e., creators of intellectual property in the form of literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works and cinematograph films and sound recordings. Who is the first owner of copyright in a work? Ordinarily the author is the first owner of copyright in a work.
Detailed explanation-2: -Copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression.
Detailed explanation-3: -A person who has created a literary or artistic work has copyright to that work. Copyright protects the author’s personal expression in a work of art. Copyright does not protect the idea or subject of the artwork, only the independent and original expression of it through the work.