Which term denotes the legal protection that provides exclusive rights to creators of original works?

• A. Copyright
• B. Design protection
• C. Design specification
• D. Act of insight

Answer: (A)

Copyright is the legal protection that gives creators exclusive rights to their original works, such as books, music, paintings, films, software, and other expressive creations. These rights let the creator control how the work is copied, distributed, performed, displayed, or turned into new works, and they often last for a set period after creation. In many places, copyright arises automatically once the work is fixed in a tangible form, though registration can offer additional benefits. This protection covers the expression of ideas, not the appearance of a product. Design protection, by contrast, shields the look of a product and usually requires registration; it does not grant rights over the underlying work itself. A design specification is a document describing how something should be built, not a form of legal protection. An act of insight isn’t a recognized term for protecting creators’ rights. So the correct term is copyright.