大学二年级上册创意阅读3 unit2Intellectual Property.doc

1、Unit 2 Intellectual PropertyWords to notedetrimental 4; enshrined 5; imperialism 1; ploughed into 3; self-righteous 2Understanding the text1. c) Copyright Abuse in Southeast Asia d) Ideas Are Not Private Property2. d) One-sided arguments3. a) problemsexample of problemexample of problemsolution to p

2、roblem4. d) situationexplanation of situationargumentargument5. The authors attitude is very negative, because some Asia countries insist on receiving full details of imported production processes, which they then use to copy and sell the products of these processes. 6. The authors attitude is sympa

3、thetic because poor countries in Asia cannot afford to buy the expensive software sold by Western companies and because software countries apply international copyright laws with unfair harshness in Asia.Developing your skillsPart A: Text structuresText 1problemexample of problemThe herbicide Londax

4、 was copied and sold very cheaply as Romdex. example of problemThe breakfast cereal, Kelloggs Cornflakes, was copied as Kongal Cornstrips.solution to problemLocal laws should be changed to protect companies intellectual property rights and if this fails companies should employ more inspectors to che

5、ck for copyright abuse.Text 2situationexplanation of situationargumentThe concept of intellectual property is a Western one and can harm the progress of other countries. For this reason, copyright infringement should not be considered illegal.argumentCopyright laws are not applied fairly; some count

6、ries (notably those in the Middle East) are allowed to abuse copyright more easily than other countries. Part B: Identifying contrasting informationPoints to ContrastText One Text Twoconcept of intellectual propertyThe concept of intellectual property should be held in doubt. It is recent and ignore

7、s ancient contributions to knowledge which are not charged for.effects of copying on Western companiesCompanies suffer financial losses and as a result are less likely to invest in building production plants in the offending country. The existence of piracy also makes companies less willing to put m

8、oney into new research and development projects.suggested solutions to copyright disagreementsCopyright claims should be waived, or at least levied at a discounted rate for developing countries.Extending your vocabulary Part B: Verbs and nouns VerbsNounsa. evaluateb. lackc. maintaind. meete. identify f. updateg. revealh. drawa target market (e)the production quota (d)a trend (g)conclusions (h)a high level (c)personality (b)effectiveness (A)our word processing software (f)