Why does the government protect inventors and authors by offering them patents and copyrights? a. to encourage free trade c. to regulate the business cycle b. to promote innovation d. to strengthen american culture

The answer is b: to promote innovation.

The government protects inventors and authors by offering them patents and copyrights to promote innovation.

Explanation: Patents are rights granted to an inventor by the government to bar or exclude others from making, selling or using such invention without their permission. The inventor has the right to license others to use or sell the products made using the invention.

Copyright refers to a person’s right to the use and distribution of his or her original work of authorship which are published or unpublished. These can be literary works, photographs, paintings and so on.

answer; ///i believe that the correct answer is (a) it is the means by which a person earns money;

1) the stages a new product goes through from beginning to end, i.e., the stages that a product passes through from introduction through growth, maturity, and decline. 2) the time from initial research and development to the time at which sales and support of the product to customers are withdrawn. 3) the period of time during which a product can be produced and marketed profitably.

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