What is copyright and why is it important? Select all that apply. Copyright is a form of intellectual property law that protects original works of authorship.Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed.Copyright grants the author of a work exclusive rights to copying, distributing, preparing derivative works based on a work and performing or displaying the work publicly.It helps make sure copyright owners can benefit from their creative work