Unit 10

Illegal downloads

Give Russian equivalents to the following English words and word combinations.

a body advising the government – консультативный правительственный орган to advise on copyright – консультировать по вопросу правообладания

consumer attitudes – отношение потребителей к чему-либо

illegal downloading – незаконное копирование

file-sharing network -

to get free access to material – получить бесплатный доступ к интернету

worth some billion pounds – стоимостью несколько миллиардов фунтов

to download illegally – копировать, закачивать что-либо незаконно

to be involved – заниматься чем-либо

uncertainly about what is illegal – элемент неопределённости в вопросе незаконности чего-либо

to add to the confusion – еще больше создавать путаницу, всё усложнять

to warn the government – предупредить правительство

to criminalise downloaders – вовлечение пользователей сети в преступную деятельность

huge economic costs – огромный экономический ущерб

Listen to the text “Illegal downloads”. Make notes about the numbers which you might hear.

1.3 million people online, material worth 120 billion pounds, seven million people who download illegally in the UK.

Agree or disagree to the following statements.

1. The report for a body advising the government on patents looks at consumer attitudes to counterfeiting. (F)

2. Researchers called 1.3 million people during the weekend. (F)

3. Researchers worked out that over a month, people were getting free access to material worth 20 billion pounds. (F)

4. The report says there are six million people who download illegally. (F)

5. People who download illegally in the USA are students and older people. (F)

6. The report says there's much uncertainty about what is or is not illegal. (T)

7. The confusion is that so much on the internet is free.(T)

8. The report advises the government to criminalize downloaders. (F)

Listen to the text again and fill in the gaps using the following words.

government copyright illegal Researchers weekday free worth report download students involved uncertainty internet confusion criminalizing huge work

The report for a body advising the government on copyright looks at consumer attitudes to illegal downloading. Researchers found 1.3 million people online on just one file-sharing network on a weekdayand worked out that over a year, they were getting free access to material worth 120 billion pounds.

The report says seven million people who download illegally in the UK can't all be students , older people must also be involved. But it says there's uncertainty about what is or is not illegal, and the fact that so much on the internet is free only adds to the confusion. The report warns the government that criminalizing downloaders could have huge economic costs and might not even work.

Match the following words from the text placed in the left column with their synonyms given in the right column. Consult a dictionary if necessary.

body	vagueness
copyright	unlawful, illegitimate
report	admission, admittance
consumer	disorder, mess
illegal	organisation or institution
access	expenses
uncertainty	a piece of writing
confusion	legal right
criminalize	user, buyer
costs	to make illegal

Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

Researchers found Researchers worked out that The report says There's uncertainty about what So much on the internet is free Criminalizing downloaders

1.3 million people online on just one file-sharing network people were getting free access to material worth 120 billion pounds. these can’t all be students is or is not illegal only adds to the confusion could have huge economic costs