Depending on context, the answer to this could be copyright law generally, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Digital Rights Management, or any number of things.
Federal Copyright Act of 1976
Copyright "is designed primarily to protect an artist, a publisher, or another owner against specific unauthorized uses of his work." A copyright holder can then control and benefit from the use of their work."copyright." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 10 Dec. 2011.Librarians: Ask us, we answer!According to Locke's second treatise, when you create something new, you put part of yourself into it, and it becomes part of you.
FOSS stands for Free Open Source Software and is often referred to as Free Software. This software allows individuals to rightfully use, copy, alter and study the any part of its' source code without copyright infringement.
Quest Software has recently become part of Dell. Quest Software offers products that help develop, manage, monitor and protect custom and packages software.
Protect your feet and ankles from contamination
It is designed to protect the government from loss due to fiscal irregularities on the part of accounting officials.
Application
True ribs protect the heart, lungs and the diaphragm.
There is a variety of software available to do hospital billing. Some software is designed to execute that particular function. Other software can be included as part as an overall business software package so it may have other functions as well, such as tracking patient records.
The word copyright is a noun. The plural is copyrights.
style sheet
Yes. Originally, bumpers were merely designed to protect the vehicle from damage. Today, bumpers are designed as part of the shock absorbing system of a car.