高三英语lawandorderProject.pptVIP

Making a proposal about protecting intellectual property Have you ever downloaded a song or a film from the Internet? Did you pay for the music or the film? Why do you think copying films and music without permission is a crime? It is illegal to copy intellectual property without permission. Intellectual property is protected by law. Takes notes on the main points while you are reading an information sheet about intellectual property. Notes for Part 1 Intellectual property—ideas: inventions, writing, artwork, symbols and designs used in business Intellectual property Industrial property Copyright inventions trade marks industrial designs novels films music artwork architectural designs The main idea for each part of the text: Part 1: the definition of intellectual property Part 2: the reasons for protecting intellectual property Part 3: the current problem of piracy that we are facing Part 4: the possible solutions to the problem Read the information sheet again. Work in pairs to ask and answer questions about the information sheet. You may answer the following questions: What does intellectual property refer to? If a company spends a lot of money on research and development of new products, but their new products are copied, what will happen to the company? This may lead to a big loss of money for the company and the company will probably have to stop their research and development of new products. Do you think it necessary to protect intellectual property? Why or why not? As consumers, what can we do to protect intellectual property? Firstly, we must pay to download music that is protected by copyright. Secondly, we should not buy pirated CDs or download music from websites that are offering free music illegally. 1. How many kinds of intellectual property are there? There are two main categories— industrial property, such as inventions, trademarks and industrial designs, and co