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1、SummerhasalwaysbeenaprofitableseasonforHollywood,asmillionsofpeoplebuyticketstoseenewblockbustermovies.ButthissummerisalsoatimeofworryandfearforAmerica'sfilmstudios,becausethepiratesoftheInternetaregainingonthem.AlmosteverynewfilmcannowbefoundontheInternet--anddownloadedforfreeassoonasit'sreleas
2、ed,andsometimesevenbefore.AsCorrespondentLesleyStahlfirstreportedlastyear,itmaybeillegal,butit'sbecomingeasierandeasiertodo.ThepeoplerunningAmerica'smoviestudiosknowthatiftheydon'tdosomething-fast-theycouldbeinthesameboatastherecordcompanies.Butwhat'sreallyatstakeforthemovieindustrywithallthispi
3、racy??Ultimately,ourabsolutefuture,?saysPeterChernin,whoruns20thCenturyFox,oneofthebiggeststudiosinHollywood.HeknowsthepiratesoftheInternetaregainingonhim.?Ithinkit'sprobablyinthehundredsofthousands,ifnotmillions,?saysChernin.?It'sonlygonnagrow.SomebodycanputaperfectdigitalcopyupontheInternet.An
4、dwiththeclickofamouse,sendoutamillioncopiesallovertheworld,inaninstant.?Andit'sallfree.Cherninorganizeda"summit"betweenstudiomogulsandsomehighschoolandcollegekids--thepeoplemostlikelytobedownloading.?Andwesaid,?Let'scomeupwithachallenge,'?saysChernin.?Let'sgivethemfivemovies,andseeiftheycanfindt
5、hemonline.Andweallsataroundandpickedfivemovies,fourofwhichhaven'tbeenreleasedyet.Andthenwecamebackhalf-an-hourlater.Theyhadfoundallfivemoviesthatwegavethem.?Didthesekidshaveanysensethattheywerestealing??Ithinktheyknowit'sstealing,andIdon'tthinktheythinkit'swrong,?saysChernin.?Ithinktheyhaveanatt
6、itudeof,?It'sthere.??AnInternetcopyofthehitmovie,"Signs,"starringMelGibson,wasstolenevenbeforedirectorM.NightShyamalancouldorganizethepremiere.Infact,Shyamalansaidthefirstbootlegcopyappearedafewweeksbeforethepremiere:?BeforetheInternetage,whensomebodybootleggedamovie,theonlyoutlettheyhadwastosel
7、littothosevendorsonTimesSquare,wheretheyhadtheboxessetupoutsideandtheysay,?Hey,wehave"Signs"-it'snotevenoutyet.?Andyouwalkbyandyouknowit'sillegal.Butnow,becauseit'sthedigitalage,youcanseeacleancopy.It'snolongerthekindofthesl
