英語(yǔ)高級(jí)視聽(tīng)-上-聽(tīng)力原文-Unit1-pirates-of-the-internet

.word可編輯.VideoScript------------------------------10.25PiratesoftheInternetIt’snosecretthatonlinepiracyhasdecimatedthemusicindustryasmillionsofpeoplestoppedbuyingCDsandstartedstealingtheirfavoritesongsbydownloadingthemfromtheinternet.Nowthehign-techthievesarecomingafterHollywood.Illegaldownloadingoffull-lengthfeaturefilmsisarelativelynewphenomenon,butit’sbecomingeasierandeasiertodo.ThepeoplerunningAmerica’smoviestudiosknowthatiftheydon’tdosomething----andfast---theycouldbeinthesameboatasthe感謝閱讀recordcompanies.Correspodent:“What’sreallyatstakeforthe精品文檔放心下載movieindustrywithallthisprivacy?”Chernin:“Well,Ithink,youknow,ultimately,ourabsolutefeatures.”P(pán)eterCherninruns20thCenturyFox,oneofthebiggeststudiosinHollywood.HeknowsthepiratesoftheInternetaregainingonhim.Correspont:“Doyouknowhowmanymoviesarebeingdownloadedtoday,inoneday,intheUnitedStates?”Chernin:“Ithinkit’sprobablyinthehundredsofthousands,ifnotmillions.”Correspondent:“Andit’sonlygoingtogrow.”Chernin:“It’sonlygoingtogrow.Somebodycanputaperfectdigitalcopyupontheinternet.Aperfectdigitalcopy,allright.Andwiththeclickofmouse,sendoutamillioncopiesallovertheworld,inaninstant.”感謝閱讀. 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..word可編輯.5Andit’sallfree.Ifthattakeshold,kissHollywoodgoodbye.Cherninrecentlyorganizeda“summit”betweenstudiomogulsandsomehighschoolandcollegekids---thepeoplemostlikelytobedownloading.Chernin:“Andwesaid,‘Let’scomeupwithachallenge.Let’sgivethemfivemovies,andseeiftheycanfindthemonline.’Andweallsataroundandpickedfivemovies,fourofwhichhadn’tbeenreleasedyet.Andthenwecamebackhalfanhourlater.Theyhadfoundallfivemoviesthatwegavethem.”Correspondent:“Eventheonesthathadn’tevenbeenreleasedyet?”Chernin:“Eventheonesthathadn’tevenbeenreleasedyet.”Correspondent:“Didthesekidshaveanysensethattheywerestealing?”Chernin:“Youknowit’s…it’saweirddichotomy.Ithinktheyknowit’sstealing,andIdon’tthinktheythinkit’swrong.Ithinktheyhaveanattitudeof,‘It’shere.’”TheInternetcopyoflastyear’shitSigns,starringMelGibson,wasstolenevenbeforedirectorM.NightShyamalancouldorganizethepremiere.Correspondent:“Themoviewasabouttobereleased.Whendidthefirstbootlegcopyappear?”感謝閱讀6Shyamalan:“Twoweeksbeforeitorthreeweeksbeforeit.BeforetheInternetage,whensomebodybootleggedamovie,theonly感謝閱讀. 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..word可編輯.outlettheyhadwastoseeittothosevendorsonTimesSquare,wheretheyhadtheboxessetupoutsideandtheysay,‘Hey,wehaveSigns---it’snotevenoutyet.’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.Andwhileit感謝閱讀. 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..word可編輯.usedtotakeforevertodownloadamovie,anyonewithahigh-speedInternetconnectioncannowhaveafull-lengthfilminanhourortwo.精品文檔放心下載Saaf:“Well,thisisjustoneofmanywebsiteswherebasicallypeople,hackersifyouwill,announcetheirpiracyreleases.”RandySaafrunsacompanycalledMediaDefenderthathelpsmoviestudioscombatonlinepiracy.Correspondent:“Lookatthis,allthesenewmoviesthatIhaven’tevenseenyet,allhere.”Saaf:謝謝閱讀“Yep.”Correspondent:“SecondhandLionsthatjustcameout.SometimesIfeellikeI’mtheonlypersoninthiscountrywhohas謝謝閱讀neverdownloadedanything.Butmaybethereisafewothersofusoutthere.SoI’mgoingtoaskyoutoshowusKazaa,that’sthebiggestdownloadingsite,right?”Saaf:“Right.ThisistheKazaamediadesktop.Kazaaisthelargestpeer-to-peernetwork.”It’scalledpeer-to-peerbecausecomputerusersaresharingfiles8精品文檔放心下載witheachother,withnomiddleman.AllKazaadoesisprovidethesoftwaretomakethatsharingpossible.WhenwewentonlinewithRandySaaf,nearlyfourmillionotherKazaausersweretherewithus,sharingeverykindofdigitalfile.Saaf:“Audio,documents,images,software,andvideo.Ifyouwantedamovie,youwould謝謝閱讀. 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..word可編輯.clickonthevideosection,andthenyouwouldtypeinasearch精品文檔放心下載phrase.Andbasicallywhatthisisdoingnow,itisaskingthe謝謝閱讀peopleonthepeer-to-peernetwork,‘WhohasFindingMemo’?”謝謝閱讀Withinseconds,191computerssentananswer:“Wehaveit.”This謝謝閱讀isFindingMemo,crisppictureandsound,downloadedfreefrom謝謝閱讀Kazaaamonthbeforeitsreleaseforvideorentalorsale.Ifyou精品文檔放心下載don’twanttowatchitonalittlecomputerscreen,youdon’thave謝謝閱讀to.Onthenewestcomputers,youcanjust“burn”itontoaDVD精品文檔放心下載andwatchitonyourbig-screenTV.Andthat’sadaggerpointed精品文檔放心下載rightattheheartofHollywood.Chernin:“Wheremoviesmakethe感謝閱讀bulkoftheirmoneyisonDVDandhomevideos.50percentofthe感謝閱讀revenuesforanymoviecomeoutofhomevideo…”Correspondent:感謝閱讀“15percent?”Chernin:“50percentsothatifpiracyoccursandit感謝閱讀wipesoutyourhomevideoprofitsorultimatelyyourtelevision謝謝閱讀profits,youareout9ofbusiness.Nomovieswillgetmade.”Evenifmoviesdidgetmade,NightShyamalansaysthatwouldn’tbeanygood,becauseprofitswouldbenegligible,sobudgetswouldshrinkdramatically.Shyamalan:“Andslowlyitwilldegradewhat’spossibleinthatartform.”Rosso:“Technologyalwayswins.Always.Youcan’tshutitdown.”WayneRossoisHollywood’senemy.Theycallhimapirate,謝謝閱讀. 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..word可編輯.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.”感謝閱讀10Correspondent:“Useittodownloadmusic,movies,software,videogames,whatelse?”Rosso:“Iwillassume.See,wehavenowayofknowingwhatpeoplearedownloading.”Correspondent:“That’sjustafigleaf.Youarefacilitating,allowing,helpingpeoplesteal.”Rosso:“Wehavenoideawhatthecontentis,andwhateveritis…”Correspondent:“Well,youmaynotknowthespecifics,butyouknowthat’swhatyoursite…”Rosso:And“wecan’tstopit.Wehavenocontroloverit.”Correspondent:“Butyouarethereforthatpurpose,thatiswhyyouexist,ofcourseitis.”Rosso:“No,no,no,no,no,no.”Correspondent:“Comeon,thisisthefigleafpart.”Rosso:“No,no,no,no,no.”Shyamalan:“Heistotallyconformable謝謝閱讀. 專(zhuān)業(yè).專(zhuān)注 ..word可編輯.withputtingonhissiteastolenpieceofmaterial.AmIwrongin謝謝閱讀that?Ifmymoviewasbootlegged, he’dbetotallycomfortable謝謝閱讀puttingitonhissite?”Correspondent:“BecauseIhavenothingto謝謝閱讀dowithit.”Shyamalan:“Yeah,right.”Correspondent:“BecauseIjust精品文檔放心下載providedthesoftware.”Shyamalan:“Yeah,right.So,immediately,謝謝閱讀howcanyoueverhavea11conversationwithhim?Becausehe’stakenastolenmaterialandheistotallyfinewithpassingitaroundinhishouse.Allthese,alltheseareillegalactivities.So,I’mnot,it’sjustmyhouse,I’mnotdoinganythingwrong.”ButitisRossohowhasthelawonhisside.AfederaljudgehasruledthatGroksterandotherfile-swappingnetworksarenotliableforwhattheirdownloadersaredoing.Rosso:“Sowearecompletelylegal,andunfortunatelythisissomethingtheentertainmentindustryrefusestoaccept.Theyseemtothinkthejudge’sdecisionwasnothingbutatypo.”Thestudiosareappealingthatcourtruling.Andtheymayfollowthemusicindustryandbegintosueindividualswhodownloadmovies.Andtheyarefightingthepiratesinotherways,withadsaboutpeoplewhosejobsareatriskbecauseofthepiracy---peoplelikethecarpentersandpainterswhoworkonfilmsets.Atthesametime,Hollywoodistryingtokeepcopiesofmoviesfromleakingin感謝閱讀. 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..word可編輯.thefirstplace.Chernin:“Youwillveryseldomgotoanearlyscreeningofamovierightnowwhere,probablyyoudon’tnoticeuntilyoupayattention,someone’snotinthefrontofthatauditoriumwithinfraredbinocularslookingforsomebodywithacamcorder.”謝謝閱讀12Andonceamovieisreleased,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:精品文檔放心下載. 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..word可編輯.“That’syourgoal.”Saaf：：“Right.”精品文檔放心下載13Correspondent:“Doesthatwork?Isthatagoodidea?”Rosso:“No.Itdoesn’twork.ImeanIdon’tblamethembutitdoesn’tworkbecausewhathappensisthatthecommunitycleansesitselfofthespoofs.”Hemeansthatdownloadersquicklyspreadthewordonlineabouthowtotellthefakemoviefilesfromtherealthing.Correspondent:“It’slikeanarmsrace(軍備競(jìng)賽）,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.”謝謝閱讀HollywoodknowsthatdownloadingofftheInternetisthewaymillionsofconsumerswanttogettheirentertainment---andthatisn’tgoingaway.Chernin:“Thegenerallyacceptedestimateisthatmorethat60millionAmericanshavedownloadedfile-sharingsoftwareontotheircomputers.”Correspondent:“60million.”感謝閱讀14Chernin:“At60millionAmericans,that’samainstreamproduct.That’snotabunchofcollegekidsor,youknow,abunchof精品文檔放心下載. 專(zhuān)業(yè).專(zhuān)注 ..word可編輯.computergeeks.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’thavetogotothevideosto