Copyright laws were established :A. to allow authors to distribute their work while maintaining certain ownership rights. B. to allow authors to maintain ownership of their ideas. C. to restrict access to publications to certain groups within society. D. to allow ideas to be traced back to their origins.

A

Explanation:

Copy right is an intellectual property right granted by the government that gives the owner exclusive rights to use, with some limited exception, original expressive work.

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