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1、10.25VideoScriptPiratesoftheInternetIt'snosecretthatonlinepiracyhasdecimatedthemusicindustryasmillionsofpeoplestoppedbuyingCDsandstartedstealingtheirfavoritesongsbydownloadingthemfromtheinternet.Nowthehign-techthievesarecomingafterHollywood.Illegaldownloadingoffull-lengthfeaturefilmsisarelativelyn
2、ewphenomenon,butit'sbecomingeasierandeasiertodo.ThepeoplerunningAmerica'smoviestudiosknowthatiftheydon'tdosomething——andfast■一theycouldbeinthesameboatastherecordcompanies.Correspodent:"What'sreallyatstakeforthemovieindustrywithallthisDrivacy?"Chernin:"Well,Ithink,youknow,ultimately,ourabsolutefeat
3、ures/9PeterCheminruns20thCenturyFox,oneofthebiggeststudiosinHollywood・HeknowsthepiratesoftheInternetaregainingonhim.Correspont:“Doyouknowhowmanymoviesarebeingdownloadedtoday,inoneday,intheUnitedStates?,'Chernin:"Ithinkit'sprobablyinthehundredsofthousands,ifnotmillions."Correspondent:"Andit'sonlygo
4、ingtogrow/9Chemin:"It,sonlygoingtogrow.Somebodycanputaperfectdigitalcopyupontheinternet.Aperfectdigitalcopy,allright.Andwiththeclickofmouse,sendoutamillioncopiesallovertheworld,inaninstant."5Andifsallfree.Ifthattakeshold,kissHollywoodgoodbye.Cheminrecentlyorganizeda“summit,'betweenstudiomogulsands
5、omehighschoolandcollegekids■一thepeoplemostlikelytobedownloading.Chemin:“Andwesaid,"Let^comeupwithachallenge・Let,sgivethemfivemovies,andseeiftheycanfindthemonline/Andweallsataroundandpickedfivemovies,fourofwhichhadn'tbeenreleasedyet.Andthenwecamebackhalfanhourlater.Theyhadfoundallfivemoviesthatwega
6、vethem."Correspondent:"Eventheonesthathadn'tevenbeenreleasedyet?”Chemin:“Eventheonesthathadn'tevenbeenreleasedyet.^^Correspondent:"Didthesekidshaveanysensethattheywerestealing?',Chemin:"Youknowit's...it'saweirddichotomy.Ithinktheyknowit5sstealing,andIdon'tthinktheythinkit,swrong.Ithinktheyhaveanat
7、titudeof,'It'shere.^^^TheInternetcopyoflastyear'shitSigns,starringMelGibson,wasstolenevenbeforedirectorM.NightShyamalancouldorganizethepremiere.Correspondent:“Themoviewasabouttobereleased・Whendidthefirstbootlegco