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CISSP · Question #73

Copyright provides protection for which of the following?

The correct answer is B. A particular expression of an idea. Copyright is a form of intellectual property that grants the author or creator of an original work the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license the work. Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, facts, discoveries, or methods, but only the particu

Submitted by hans_de· Mar 5, 2026Asset Security

Question

Copyright provides protection for which of the following?

Options

  • AIdeas expressed in literary works
  • BA particular expression of an idea
  • CNew and non-obvious inventions
  • DDiscoveries of natural phenomena

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    90% (28)
  • C
    3% (1)

Explanation

Copyright is a form of intellectual property that grants the author or creator of an original work the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license the work. Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, facts, discoveries, or methods, but only the particular expression of an idea in a tangible medium, such as a book, a song, a painting, or a software program.

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#copyright#intellectual property#expression of ideas

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