Melania works for an e-commerce company that recently had some content stolen by another website and republished without permission. What type of intellectual property protection would best preserve Melania's company's rights?

Written works, such as website content, are normally protected by copyright law. Trade secret status would not be appropriate here because the content is online and available outside the company. Patents protect inventions, and trademarks protect words and symbols used to represent a brand, neither of which is relevant in this scenario.