Explanation
A. Both passages touch on the issue of sharing creative work without infringing on intellectual property rights, through the use of social norms instead of legal protections.
B. (Correct Response) Passage A addresses why comedians might choose not to pursue legal action for joke theft, mainly due to the practical and economic constraints of the legal process. Passage B does not address why chefs avoid legal protections; it simply states that recipes are not typically subject to such protections.
C. While Passage B mentions patent law in the context of chefs' recipes, Passage A does not discuss patent law protection for comedians' creative output.
D. Both passages discuss forms of creative output that are considered intellectual property within their respective fields (jokes for comedians and recipes for chefs).
E. Both passages discuss the social norms that help protect intellectual property rights without legal enforcement.
Passage A specifically discusses why comedians often do not use legal protections due to the cost and uncertainty involved, a topic that is not addressed in Passage B with regard to chefs and their recipes.