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The closest privacy law comes to copyright is the __________.

a) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
b) Fair Use Doctrine
c) Communications Decency Act
d) Right of Publicity

Answer :

Final answer:

The Communications Decency Act is the closest privacy law to copyright, due to the control it gave over the distribution of online content, but it was struck down by the Supreme Court in Reno v. ACLU.

Explanation:

The closest privacy law to copyright is the Communications Decency Act. While the Communications Decency Act mainly addressed the transmission of obscene material over the internet, it also concerns some aspects of privacy online. However, it was largely struck down by the Supreme Court in the case of Reno v. ACLU on the grounds that it was too restrictive and did not allow for a level of discourse deemed appropriate for adults. Copyright law itself grants a temporary monopoly to creators over their original works, and thus enables them to control how their work is used, which impacts privacy rights by establishing who can legally access and distribute their creation.