大学英语四(综合教程)第三单元.doc

大学体验英语四（综合教程）Unit 3　　CopyrightListen and Talk　Lead inCopyright is the 1. legal right, given to the originator or their assignee for a 2. number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, musical, or artistic material, and to 3. others to do the same.　　A federal judge’s ruling in New York Wednesday that Internet music 4. must pay up to $250 million to Universal Music Group for copyright infringements has 5. questions not just about the future of MP, but also generally the future for 6. music, movies and other 7. from the Internet.　　U.S. District Judge Jed said MP "willfully” violated copyrights and 8. per Universal CD. 9. ."　　 MP vowed to appeal."10. , even if it’s on the Internet." said MP CEO Michael Robertson.Key: 1. exclusive; 2. fixed; 3. authorize; 4. distributor; 5. raised 6. downloading; 7. products; 8. ordered it to pay $25000 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 purchasePassage A: 10 Big Myths About Copyright2. Analyze the following cases to see whether they are legal or illegal based on the information obtained from the reading passage. An example has been provided for you. 窗体顶端CaseLegalIllegalReasonIn 1999 people can use a picture in their work without any permission from the photographer. LegalIllegalYesterday I downloaded some files from BBS and made copies of them for my clients. LegalIllegalWhen I was a child in 1972, my uncle wrote a song for me. Now he is old, and has forgotten it, but I still remember the song. Now I play it in my own restaurant.  LegalIllegalMy friend privately lent his company’s software developing system to me.  LegalIllegalMy friend copied some sentences from China Daily and sent them to me for my thesis. LegalIllegalI borrowed some music disks from my friend and gave them to my sister.  LegalIllegalWe decided that our photo shop would be named after the Great Wall Photo in our campus. But our classmates told us not to use it, because the Great Wall Computer would sue us. LegalIllegalI sent an e-mail about how to solve the problem to my brother and he used it in his paper. LegalIllegal窗体底端Answer: 1.illegal, 2.illegal, 3.legal, 4.illegal, 5.legal, 6. legal, 7. legal, 8. legal3. Answer the following questions with the information from the passage. 1. Why should we follow the copyright law although some works do not carry a copyright notice? Because the default we assume for other people's works is that they are copyrighted.2. What do you think of personal copying of music without any commercial purposes?This does not violate the copyright.3. What condition must we obey when we want to use somebody’s works posted in the public domain?Either the author puts a note explicitly saying "I grant this to the public domain," or you can get the author's authorization.4. How can I avoid violating the copyright law if I want to use some characters from somebody else’s work in my story? You need the author's permission.5. When will people be punished severely if they violate copyright?When commercial copyright violation is more than 10 copies and value over $2 500.4.Complete the summary of the text. The first letter of the missing word has been given to you. This article addresses a range of common 1) m about copyright, by outlining and explaining the related USA Copyright 2) l . It looks at issues such as which materials are free from copyright 3) r , what the acceptable 4) u of copyright materials is, what the 5) s of copyright brand names is, and what the legal 6) c of copyright violations might be. Through the article the author encourages readers to beware of falling for the 7) m about copyright, and to give legal and 8) e consideration to copyright issues.Anwser: 1.misconceptions 2.laws 3.restrictions 4.usage 5.scope 6.consequences 7.myths 8.ethical5. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. 　block 　anonymous 　derive 　quote 　rationalize 　contact 　exclusive 　violate 　default 　charge 1. Priests thought angrily that the soldiers ___ the church by using it as a stable. 2. We ___ knowledge not only from books, but also from practice. 3. Yesterday I was caught in the rain, so now my nose is all __ up and I can hardly breathe. 4. The ___ system in this lap-top computer is Windows XP. 5. He further ___ his activities by convincing himself that he was actually promoting environmental protection. 6. The saxophonist ___ the Kenny G melody Going Home in his solo. 7. Through an exciting bid for building the bridge, we won the ___ contract in the end. 8. She immediately called an officer at the Naval Intelligence Service, who 。