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Safety Law and Ethics Unit Test 3 of 203 of 20 Items Question The major purpose of copyright law is to(1 point) Responses promote the progress of the sciences. promote the progress of the sciences. prevent copying software. prevent copying software. licensing software. licensing software. define the length of the copyright protection. define the length of the copyright protection. Skip to navigation page 1 of 1

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The major purpose of copyright law is to **promote the progress of the sciences**. This is reflected in the U.S. Constitution, which grants Congress the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.