問題詳情


(B) Over the last decade, the counterfeiting and piracy phenomenon has risen tovery dangerous dimensions and has become one of the most devastating problemsfacing world business. According to the Economist, recorded music sales fell by 8%in 2007 alone, and industry experts blamed most of the decline 24 illegaldownloading. 25 that, the Motion Picture Association of America claimed thatin 2008 the film industry lost $2.3 billion in revenue to piracy online. It is clear thateven though many people may 26 piracy a victimless crime, this form ofcopyright infringement actually damages the creative professional’s ability to earn aliving from his work.    To 27 this problem, the intellectual property industry has resorted toseveral approaches. 28 , they educate the general public about intellectualproperty rights through public education campaigns. To help stop piracy of DVDmovies, for example, filmmakers started putting a short commercial at the beginningof each disc, equating buying 29 copy of a DVD to shoplifting. Next, with thedevelopment of technological protection measures, various methods have beendevised to prevent reproduction of software, music, and videos 30 companieswill gain benefit from each users who obtain a copy of their product. Moreover,concessions have also been 31 by the intellectual property industry. Forexample, many software companies now offer student discounts, and musicdownloads are now available 32 reasonable prices. Lastly, the intellectualproperty industry seeks stronger administrative cooperation between authorities at alllevels to 33 intellectual property infringement. Several IP-related laws such aslegislation concerning copyright, patent, trademarks, and consumer protection will beimplemented to 34 some individuals and organizations that violate intellectualproperty rights.    So, next time when you think about downloading tunes or movies withoutpermission from the owner or seller, you had better think twice 35 you shouldbreak the law.
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參考答案

答案：D
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(4),B(1),C(1),D(0),E(0)

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