大学体验英语四（综合教程）Unit3CopyrightListenandTalkLeadinCopyrightisthe1.legalright,giventotheoriginatorortheirassigneefora2.numberofyears,toprint,publish,perform,film,orrecordliterary,musical,orartisticmaterial,andto3.otherstodothesame.Afederaljudge’srulinginNewYorkWednesdaythatInternetmusic4.mustpayupto$250milliontoUniversalMusicGroupforcopyrightinfringementshas5.questionsnotjustaboutthefutureofMP3.com,butalsogenerallythefuturefor6.music,moviesandother7.fromtheInternet.U.S.DistrictJudgeJedsaidMP3.com"willfully”violatedcopyrightsand8.perUniversalCD.9.."MP3.comvowedtoappeal."10.,evenifit’sontheInternet."saidMP3.comCEOMichaelRobertson.Key:1.exclusive;2.fixed;3.authorize;4.distributor;5.raised6.downloading;7.products;8.orderedittopay$250009.AnexactnumberofCDsandtotaldamageswillbedeterminedataNovemberhearing.10.WebelievethateveryoneshouldhavetherighttolistentothemusictheypurchasePassageA:10BigMythsAboutCopyright2.Analyzethefollowingcasestoseewhethertheyarelegalorillegalbasedontheinformationobtainedfromthereadingpassage.Anexamplehasbeenprovidedforyou.窗体顶端CaseLegalIllegalReasonIn1999peoplecanuseapictureintheirworkwithoutanypermissionfromthephotographer.LegalIllegalYesterdayIdownloadedsomefilesfromBBSandmadecopiesofthemformyclients.LegalIllegalWhenIwasachildin1972,myunclewroteasongforme.Nowheisold,andhasforgottenit,butIstillrememberthesong.NowIplayitinmyownrestaurant.LegalIllegalMyfriendprivatelylenthiscompany’ssoftwaredevelopingsystemtome.LegalIllegalMyfriendcopiedsomesentencesfromChinaDailyandsentthemtomeformythesis.LegalIllegalIborrowedsomemusicdisksfrommyfriendandgavethemtomysister.LegalIllegalWedecidedthatourphotoshopwouldbenamedaftertheGreatWallPhotoinourcampus.Butourclassmatestoldusnottouseit,becausetheGreatWallComputerwouldsueLegalIllegalus.Isentane-mailabouthowtosolvetheproblemtomybrotherandheuseditinhispaper.LegalIllegalAnswer:1.illegal,2.illegal,3.legal,4.illegal,5.legal,6.legal,7.legal,8.legal3.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.1.Whyshouldwefollowthecopyrightlawalthoughsomeworksdonotcarryacopyrightnotice?Becausethedefaultweassumeforotherpeople'sworksisthattheyarecopyrighted.2.Whatdoyouthinkofpersonalcopyingofmusicwithoutanycommercialpurposes?Thisdoesnotviolatethecopyright.3.Whatconditionmustweobeywhenwewanttousesomebody’sworkspostedinthepublicdomain?Eithertheauthorputsanoteexplicitlysaying"Igrantthistothepublicdomain,"oryoucangettheauthor'sauthorization.4.HowcanIavoidviolatingthecopyrightlawifIwanttousesomecharactersfromsomebodyelse’sworkinmystory?Youneedtheauthor'spermission.5.Whenwillpeoplebepunishedseverelyiftheyviolatecopyright?Whencommercialcopyrightviolationismorethan10copiesandvalueover$2500.4.Completethesummaryofthetext.Thefirstletterofthemissingwordhasbeengiventoyou.Thisarticleaddressesarangeofcommon1)maboutcopyright,byoutliningandexplainingtherelatedUSACopyright2)l.Itlooksatissuessuchaswhichmaterialsarefreefromcopyright3)r,whattheacceptable4)uofcopyrightmaterialsis,whatthe5)sofcopyrightbrandnamesis,andwhatthelegal6)cofcopyrightviolationsmightbe.Throughthearticletheauthorencouragesreaderstobewareoffallingforthe7)maboutcopyright,andtogivelegaland8)econsiderationtocopyrightissues.Anwser:1.misconceptions2.laws3.restrictions4.usage5.scope6.consequences7.myths8.ethical5.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwh...
