*/
    public static Properties copyProperties(Properties properties) {
        final Properties copyProperties = new Properties();
        // guard against modification/removal of keys in the given properties (MNG-5670, MNG-6053, MNG-6105)
        synchronized (properties) {
            copyProperties.putAll(properties);
        }
        return copyProperties;
    }

        if (importMgmt == null) {
            importMgmt = DependencyManagement.newInstance();
        }

        // [MNG-5600] Dependency management import should support exclusions.
        List<Exclusion> exclusions = dependency.getExclusions();
        if (importMgmt != null && !exclusions.isEmpty()) {
            // Dependency excluded from import.