Unit4LawandorderProjectMakingaproposalaboutprotectingintellectualpropertyThissectionisdesignedtogiveyouachancetopractiseyourEnglishbycompletingaproject.Youwillfirstreadaninformationsheetaboutintellectualproperty.Youareexpectedtoworkoutaproposalonhowtoprotectintellectualproperty.Thepurposeofthissectionistoencourageyoutousewhatyouhavelearnttofinishaprojectbyworkingtogether.Duringthecourseoftheproject,youwilldiscusswhatshouldbeincludedinyourproposalandlearnhowtoorganizethefactsyoufind.Inordertofinishtheproject,youwillneedtocooperateandworktogethertocompleteeachpartoftheproject.ReadingPartA1.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions:HaveyoueverdownloadedasongorafilmfromtheInternet?Didyoupayforthemusicorthefilm?Whydoyouthinkcopyingfilmsandmusicwithoutpermissionisacrime?(Itisillegaltocopyintellectualpropertywithoutpermission.Intellectualpropertyisprotectedbylaw.)2.Youaregoingtoreadaninformationsheetaboutintellectualproperty.Youwillbedividedintogroupsoffour.Eachgroupmustonlyreadonepartoftheinformationsheet.Takesnotesonthemainpointswhileyouarereading.Compareyournotestodecidewhichpartsoftheinformationhadthemostimportantinit.Forexample:NotesforPart1Intellectualproperty—ideas:inventions,writing,artwork,symbolsanddesignsusedinbusinessIntellectualpropertyIndustrialpropertyCopyrightinventionstrademarksindustrialdesignsnovelsfilmsmusicartworkarchitecturaldesigns3.Givethemainideaforeachpartofthetexttohaveabetterunderstandingoftheinformationsheet.Forexample:Part1:thedefinitionofintellectualpropertyPart2:thereasonsforprotectingintellectualpropertyPart3:thecurrentproblemofpiracythatwearefacingPart4:thepossiblesolutionstotheproblem4.Readtheinformationsheetagain.Workinpairstoaskandanswerquestionsabouttheinformationsheet.Youmayanswerthefollowingquestions:Whatdoesintellectualpropertyreferto?Ifacompanyspendsalotofmoneyonresearchanddevelopmentofnewproducts,buttheirnewproductsarecopied,whatwillhappentothecompany?(Thismayleadtoabiglossofmoneyforthecompanyandthecompanywillprobablyhavetostoptheirresearchanddevelopmentofnewproducts.)Doyouthinkitnecessarytoprotectintellectualproperty?Whyorwhynot?Asconsumers,whatcanwedotoprotectintellectualproperty?(Firstly,wemustpaytodownloadmusicthatisprotectedbycopyright.Secondly,weshouldnotbuypiratedCDsordownloadmusicfromwebsitesthatareofferingfreemusicillegally.)5.Discussthefirst6questionsinPartBingroupsoffour.Answers:B1.Therearetwomaincategories—industrialproperty,suchasinventions,trademarksandindustrialdesigns,andcopyright,whichincludesnovels,films,music,artworkandarchitecturaldesigns.2.Ifsomeonecreatessomething,heorshedeservestobepaidforthis.3.Mosthavecopiedmusicorvideomaterial,ordownloadeditfromtheInternet,forprivateuse.Somepeoplecopymaterialsuchasfilmstosellforcommercialreasons.4.Peoplewithadvancedtechnicalskillsaremostlikelytobreaktheselaws.However,ordinarypeoplecanalsobreakthembycopyingmaterialorbuyingpiratedgoods.5.WecanfindinformationattheUNWIPOwebsiteandtheWTOwebsite.6.DoPartsB1andB2onpage123inworkbooksothatyoucanbemorefamiliarwiththeusagesofsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsinthissection.PartB1.DiscussthelastthreequestionsinPartBinseveralgroups.Youshoulddiscusswhatkindofadviceyouwillwriteinyourproposalandhowtodesignyourproposal.Youshouldalsodecidewhowilldoeachtaskinyourgroup.2.Presentyourproposaltothewholeclass.Othergroupscangiveyourcomments.3.ReadthearticleinPartAonpage126inworkbooksothatyouwillknowmoreaboutthissubject.
