A legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive ownership for its use and distribution.

• A. Design protection
• B. Design specification
• C. Adaptation
• D. Copyright

Answer: (D)

Copyright provides the legal protection that gives the creator of an original work exclusive rights to control how that work is used and distributed. When someone creates something original and fixes it in a tangible form—like writing, music, art, software, or film—that work is protected, and the creator can decide who may copy, reproduce, perform, display, or make derivative works from it. This protection helps ensure the creator can benefit from their effort while ideas themselves remain free to be explored by others. Other terms don’t fit as well: design protection covers the appearance of a product, not the broad control of the work itself; a design specification is simply a plan or description, not a protection right; and adaptation refers to a new work derived from the original, not the protective right itself.