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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• A copyright prevents a book's contents from being reproduced (published) without permission from the copyright holder.
• When a book's copyright expires, the book enters the public domain and can be legally reproduced by anyone.
• Cane is a novel by Jean Toomer. It entered the public domain in 2019.
• Billy Budd, Sailor is a novella by Herman Melville. It entered the public domain in 2020.
The student wants to emphasize a similarity between Cane and Billy Budd, Sailor. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
The year was 2020, and the copyright to Herman Melville's Billy Budd, Sailor had finally expired.
A
Cane, a novel by Jean Toomer, and Billy Budd, Sailor, a novella by Herman Melville, recently entered the public domain.
B
Cane is a novel, whereas Billy Budd, Sailor is a novella.
C
Cane, a novel by Jean Toomer, entered the public domain in 2019, unlike Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd, Sailor, which would do so later.
D