大学与体验英语第三版综合教程4 Unit3答案.doc

Unit3 Listen 1. exclusive　2. fixed　3. authorize　4. distributor　5. raised　6. downloading　7. products8. ordered it to pay $25 000?9. An exact number of CDs and total damages will be determined at a November hearing 10. We believe that everyone should have the right to listen to the music they purchase think about it 1. This is a controversial issue. On the one hand, those who are positive about it believe that downloading music for free is something that most of us have engaged in one time or another. It is certainly no high crime. Sharing music files online for free is a mini-consumer revolution and boon for artists — it is definitively ethical. On the other hand, those who are against it argue that its no different from going into the artists house and stealing his CD off the shelf. By stealing music, you are not only hurting musicians but also breaking the law. 2. This question has two different but valid answers. If one answers the question from a strictly legal point of view, copyright infringement is clearly not theft. It is only a violation of one or more specific statutes, violation is different from theft. In general, the legal definition of theft involves the unauthorized taking of another’s property. Even though we use the phrase Intellectual Property rather casually, making a copy of a protected work does not involve taking that property — it involves violating the owners’ right to control copying of the property. Others who are willing to rely on a more informal definition of the word “theft” assert that copyright infringement is theft. It may not meet the standard for statutory theft, but violating someone’s right to control copying at a minimum represents an ethereal opportunity cost, and in many cases tangible economic loss. To the person who finds their work stolen, the feeling of theft is quite real. 3. The purpose of copyright law is to promote the progress of useful arts and science by protecting the exclusive right of authors and inventors to