英语高级视听上听力原文Unit1piratesoftheinternet.docx

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evenoutyet.’Andyouwalkbyandyouknowit’sillegal.Butnow,becauseit’sthedigitalage,youcansee,like,acleancopy.It’snolongerthekindofthesleazyguyinTimesSquarewiththebox.It’sjust,oh,it’sonthisbeautifulsite,andIhavetogo,‘Click.’”Correspondent:

“HowdidthosemoviesgetontheInternet?

Howdidthathappen?

”Chernin:

“Throughanabsoluteactoftheft.Someonestealsaprintfromtheeditor’sroom;someonestealsaprintfromtheperson;thecomposerwho’sdoingthemusic…absolutephysicaltheft,stealsaprint,makesadigitalcopy,anduploadsit.”Correspondent:

“Andthereyougo.”DigitalcopieslikethisoneofTheMatrixReloadedhavealsobeenbootleggedfromDVDssenttoreviewersoradagencies,orcirculatedamongcompaniesthatdospecialeffects,orsubtitles.Chernin:

“Theotherwaythatpre-releasedmoviesendup（stolen）isthatpeoplegoto…therearelotsofscreeningsthathappeninthisindustry…Peoplegotothosescreeningswithacamcorder,withadigitalcamcorder,sitintheback,turnthecamcorderon…”

Correspondent:

“Andrecordit.”Thisisoneofthoserecorded-off-the-screencopiesofDisney’sPiratesoftheCaribbean.Notgreatquality,butnotawfuleither.Andwhileitusedtotakeforevertodownloadamovie,anyonewithahigh-speedInternetconnectioncannowhaveafull-lengthfilminanhourortwo.

Saaf:

“Well,thisisjustoneofmanywebsiteswherebasicallypeople,hackersifyouwill,announcetheirpiracyreleases.”RandySaafrunsacompanycalledMediaDefenderthathelpsmoviestudioscombatonlinepiracy.Correspondent:

“Lookatthis,allthesenewmoviesthatIhaven’tevenseenyet,allhere.”Saaf:

“Yep.”Correspondent:

“SecondhandLionsthatjustcameout.SometimesIfeellikeI’mtheonlypersoninthiscountrywhohasneverdownloadedanything.Butmaybethereisafewothersofusoutthere.SoI’mgoingtoaskyoutoshowusKazaa,that’sthebiggestdownloadingsite,right?

”Saaf:

“Right.ThisistheKazaamediadesktop.Kazaaisthelargestpeer-to-peernetwork.”It’scalledpeer-to-peerbecausecomputerusersaresharingfiles

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witheachother,withnomiddleman.AllKazaadoesisprovidethesoftwaretomakethatsharingpossible.WhenwewentonlinewithRandySaaf,nearlyfourmillionotherKazaausersweretherewithus,sharingeverykindofdigitalfile.Saaf:

“Audio,documents,images,software,andvideo.Ifyouwantedamovie,youwouldclickonthevideosection,andthenyouwouldtypeinasearchphrase.Andbasicallywhatthisisdoingnow,itisaskingthepeopleonthepeer-to-peernetwork,‘WhohasFindingMemo’?

”Withinseconds,191computerssentananswer:

“Wehaveit.”ThisisFindingMemo,crisppictureandsound,downloadedfreefromKazaaamonthbeforeitsreleaseforvideorentalorsale.Ifyoudon’twanttowatchitonalittlecomputerscreen,youdon’thaveto.Onthenewestcomputers,youcanjust“burn”itontoaDVDandwatchitonyourbig-screenTV.Andthat’sadaggerpointedrightattheheartofHollywood.Chernin:

“WheremoviesmakethebulkoftheirmoneyisonDVDandhomevideos.50percentoftherevenuesforanymoviecomeoutofhomevideo…”Correspondent:

“15percent?

”Chernin:

“50percentsothatifpiracyoccursanditwipesoutyourhomevideoprofitsorultimatelyyourtelevisionprofits,youareout

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ofbusiness.Nomovieswillgetmade.”Evenifmoviesdidgetmade,NightShyamalansaysthatwouldn’tbeanygood,becauseprofitswouldbenegligible,sobudgetswouldshrinkdramatically.Shyamalan:

“Andslowlyitwilldegradewhat’spossibleinthatartform.”Rosso:

“Technologyalwayswins.Always.Youcan’tshutitdown.”WayneRossoisHollywood’senemy.Theycallhimapirate,butofficiallyhe’sthepresidentofGrokster,anotherpeer-to-peernetworkthatworksjustlikeKazaa.Correspondent:

“Ok,Ihavedownloadedyoursoftware.”Rosso:

“Right.”Correspondent:

“Ok,didIpaytodothat?

”Rosso:

“No,it’sfree.”Correspondent:

“Sowhopaysyou?

Howdoyoumakemoney?

”Rosso:

“We’relikeradio.Weareadvertising-supported.”Correspondent:

“AndhowmanypeopleuseGrokster?

”Rosso:

“Tenmillion.”Correspondent:

“Tenmillionpeoplehaveusedit.”Rosso:

“Amonth.”Correspondent:

“Everymonth,tenmillionpeople?

”Rosso:

“Uh-huh,uh-huh.Andgrowing.”

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Correspondent:

“Useittodownloadmusic,movies,software,videogames,whatelse?

”Rosso:

“Iwillassume.See,wehavenowayofknowingwhatpeoplearedownloading.”Correspondent:

“That’sjustafigleaf.Youarefacilitating,allowing,helpingpeoplesteal.”Rosso:

“Wehavenoideawhatthecontentis,andwhateveritis…”Correspondent:

“Well,youmaynotknowthespecifics,butyouknowthat’swhatyoursite…”Rosso:

“Andwecan’tstopit.Wehavenocontroloverit.”Correspondent:

“Butyouarethereforthatpurpose,thatiswhyyouexist,ofcourseitis.”Rosso:

“No,no,no,no,no,no.”Correspondent:

“Comeon,thisisthefigleafpart.”Rosso:

“No,no,no,no,no.”Shyamalan:

“Heistotallyconformablewithputtingonhissiteastolenpieceofmaterial.AmIwronginthat?

Ifmymoviewasbootlegged,he’dbetotallycomfortableputtingitonhissite?

”Correspondent:

“BecauseIhavenothingtodowithit.”Shyamalan:

“Yeah,right.”Correspondent:

“BecauseIjustprovidedthesoftware.”Shyamalan:

“Yeah,right.So,immediately,howcanyoueverhavea

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conversationwithhim?

Becausehe’stakenastolenmaterialandheistotallyfinewithpassingitaroundinhishouse.Allthese,alltheseareillegalactivities.So,I’mnot,it’sjustmyhouse,I’mnotdoinganythingwrong.”ButitisRossowhohasthelawonhisside.AfederaljudgehasruledthatGroksterandotherfile-swappingnetworksarenotliableforwhattheirdownloadersaredoing.Rosso:

“Sowearecompletelylegal,andunfortunatelythisissomethingtheentertainmentindustryrefusestoaccept.Theyseemtothinkthejudge’sdecisionwasnothingbutatypo.”Thestudiosareappealingthatcourtruling.Andtheymayfollowthemusicindustryandbegintosueindividualswhodownloadmovies.Andtheyarefightingthepiratesinotherways,withadsaboutpeoplewhosejobsareatriskbecauseofthepiracy---peoplelikethecarpentersandpainterswhoworkonfilmsets.Atthesametime,Hollywoodistryingtokeepcopiesofmoviesfromleakinginthefirstplace.Chernin:

“Youwillveryseldomgotoanearlyscreeningofamovierightnowwhere,probablyyoudon’tnoticeuntilyoupayattention,someone’snotinthefrontofthatauditoriumwithinfraredbinocularslookingforsomebodywithacamcorder.”

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Andonceamovieisreleased,orcopiesdobegintoleak,thestudioshirepeoplelikeRandySaaftohackthehackers.Saaf:

“Whatwe’rejusttryingtodoismaketheactualpiratedcontentdifficulttofind.Andthewaywedothatisby,youknow,servingupfakefiles.”It’scalled“spoofing.”SaafandhisemployeesspendtheirdaysonKazaaandGrokster,offeringupthousandsoffilesthatlooklikecopiesofnewmovies,butaren’t.Correspondent:

“SoifIhadclickedonanynumberofthoseFindingNemoofferings,Icouldhaveclickedononeofyours,orsomebodylikeyou.AndwhatwouldIhavefoundaftermyhourandahalfofdownloading?

”Saaf:

“itmightjustbeablankscreenorsomething.Youknow,typicallyspeaking,whatwepushoutisjustnottherealcontent.”Correspondent:

“Whatyouaretryingtodoismakethissoimpossible,soinfuriatingthatpeoplewilljustthrowuptheirhandsandsayit’sjusteasierformetogorentthisthing,buytheDVDorwhatever,it’sjusteasier.”Saaf:

“Right.”Correspondent:

“That’syourgoal.”Saaf：

：

“Right.”

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Correspondent:

“Doesthatwork?

Isthatagoodidea?

”Rosso:

“No.Itdoesn’twork.ImeanIdon’tblamethembutitdoesn’tworkbecausewhathappensisthatthecommunitycleansesitselfofthespoofs.”Hemeansthatdownloadersquicklyspreadthewordonlineabouthowtotellthefakemoviefilesfromtherealthing.Correspondent:

“It’slikeanarmsrace（军备竞赛）,isn’tit?

”Chernin:

“That’sexactlywhatit’slike.It’slikeanarmsrace.Therewillbe,youknow,they’regonnagetastepahead.We’regonnatryandgetthatstepback.”Rosso:

“ButI’lltellyouonething:

I’llbetonthehackers.”Correspondent:

“Thattheywillbreakwhatever…”Rosso:

“Thestudioscomeupwith.”Correspondent:

“Thecompaniesthrowatthem.”

HollywoodknowsthatdownloadingofftheInternetisthewaymillionsofconsumerswanttogettheirentertainment---andthatisn’tgoingaway.Chernin:

“Thegenerallyacceptedestimateisthatmorethat60millionAmericanshavedownloadedfile-sharingsoftwareontotheircomputers.”Correspondent:

“60million.”

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Chernin:

“At60millionAmericans,that’samainstreamproduct.That’snotabunchofcollegekidsor,youknow,abunchofcomputergeeks.That’sAmerica.”So,insteadoftryingtostopitentirely,thestudiosarelookingforwaystoembraceit,butgetpaidtoo.WayneRossosaysthebestwayistonegotiatesomekindsoflicensingdealwithhim.Rosso:

“Ifthemovieindustryactsnowandstartsexploringalternativesandsolutionswithguyslikeme,hopefullytheywon’thaveaproblem.”Correspondent:

“Whatiftheytrytobuyyou?

”Rosso:

“I’dsellitinalheartbeat.”Correspondent:

“Youwouldsell,Groksterwouldselltoamoviestudio?

”Rosso:

“Sure,callme.”TheideaofmakingdealswithwhatPeterChernincalls“abunchofcrooks”doesn’tappealtoHollywood.Instead,Foxandotherstudioshavejustlaunchedtheirownsite,Movielink,whereconsumerscandownloadafilmforamodestfee,betweenthreeandfivedollars.Chernin:

“Ithinkyouwouldlovetheideathatyoudon’thavetogotothevideostore.Youcando