Stevenson,a U.S.citizen,wrote a book called The Ten Commandments of Leadership.He gave away copies of this book to the people who attended his workshops on leadership.The copyright protection for this book:
A) is nonexistent unless Stevenson registers it with the Copyright Office.
B) is in effect from the time the book was created and fixed in a copy.
C) will be valid for only 20 years since the publication of the book.
D) will be valid till Stevenson dies.

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According to U.S. copyright law, the protection is automatic from the moment the work is created and fixed in a tangible form. Therefore, Stevenson's book is protected by copyright from the time it was written and published.