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1、光华管理学院2010-2011学年第二学期期末考试试题（A卷）课程名称：商务英语（阅读）任课教师：考试日期：2011年6月日考试时间：1.5小时学生类别：本科年级班号：考生姓名：考生学号：考试方式：闭卷试题：（注意：答案一律写在答题纸，否则不计分）LReadingcomprehension(60pointsintotal;paraphrasingitemsinPassageFour:3pointseach;others:1.5pointseach)PassageONEWHENParliamentdecided,in1709,tocreatealawthatwouldprote
2、ctbooksfrompiracy,theLondon-basedpublishersandbooksellerswhohadbeenpushingforsuchprotectionwereoveijoyed・WhenQueenAnnegaveherassentonApril10ththefollowingyear—300yearsagothisweek一to"Anactfortheencouragementoflearning^theywerelessenthused.Parliamenthadgiventhemrights,butithadsetatimelimitont
3、hem:21yearsforbooksalreadyinprintand14yearsfornewones,withanadditional14yearsiftheauthorwasstillalivewhenthefirsttermranout.Afterthat,thematerialwouldenterthepublicdomainsothatanyonecouldreproduceit.Thelawmakersintendedthustobalancetheincentivetocreatewiththeinterestthatsocietyhasinfreeacce
4、sstoknowledgeandart.TheStatuteofAnnethushelpednurtureandchannelthespateofinventivenessthatEnlightenmentsocietyanditssuccessorshavesinceenjoyed・Overthepast50years,however,thatbalancehasshifted.Largelythankstotheentertainmentindustry5slawyersandlobbyists,copyright'sscopeanddurationhavevastlyi
5、ncreased・InAmerica,copyrightholdersget95years9protectionasaresultofanextensiongrantedin199&deridedbycriticsasthe"MickeyMouseProtectionAcfTheyarenowcallingforevengreaterprotection,andtherehavebeeneffortstointroducesimilartermsinEurope.Suchargumentsshouldberesisted:itistimetotipthebalancebac
6、k.Lengthyprotection,itisargued,increasestheincentivetocreate・Digitaltechnologyseemstostrengthentheargument:bymakingcopyingeasier,itseemstodemandgreaterprotectioninreturn•Theideaofextendingcopyrightalsohasamoralappeal.Intellectualpropertycanseemverylikerealproperty,especiallywhenitisyours,an
7、dnotsomefacelesscorporation^.Asaresultpeoplefeelthatoncetheyownit一especiallyiftheyhavemadeit一theyshouldgoonowningit,muchastheywouldahousethattheycouldpassontotheirdescendants.Onthisreading,protectionshouldbeperpetual.Ratchetingupthetimelimitonaregularbas
