2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(九)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="downloading">downloading</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universitys">universitys</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="industrys">industrys</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Recording">Recording</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="litigation">litigation</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> 58 <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,400 <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RIAA">RIAA</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="downloaded">downloaded</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="isolates">isolates</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="downloading">downloading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="file">file</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RIAA">RIAA</span>, <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IP">IP</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RIAA">RIAA</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Meg">Meg</span> <span word="McCall">McCall</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infractions">infractions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="ac">ac</span></p><p> <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="flummoxed">flummoxed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="litigation">litigation</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Cassandra">Cassandra</span> <span word="Hunt">Hunt</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sophomore">sophomore</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="stating">stating</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RIAA">RIAA</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="Explaining">Explaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> 272 <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $750 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="op">op</span>-<span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tech">Tech</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> 272 <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RIAA">RIAA</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squash">squash</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctity">sanctity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="However">However</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> $3,750. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>, <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="Hunt">Hunt</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="within">within</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span> .</p>
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