英伦广角 Issue 117 IPS开始打击音乐盗版

In what appears to be a historic about-face, Britain's six biggest Internet Service Providers or ISPs have agreed to join the fight against online piracy¹, sending letters to those suspected of illegally downloading files, warning them to stop or else. For the BPI which represents Britain's recorded music industry, this day has been a long time in coming. Matt Phillips is BPI's Director of Communications.

This is an incredibly significant development, and we should make no bones about that. And what we've seen for the first time is that Internet Service Providers have recognized that they have a role to play and indeed a responsibility to tackle the massive shared problem of illegal file-sharing.

The BPI estimates that only one in twenty songs downloaded in the UK is done so through legitimate² services, and that up to 6. 5 million people in Britain regularly share files illegally. But some like the UK's Open Rights Group argue a government-led crackdown is the wrong way to go about fighting piracy.

What I think industry is missing here is a real opportunity to get the majority of people, I mean, 80% of teenagers who download online, told a survey last month that they'd much rather have a legal option. And the industry needs to get that on the table right now.

The UK's culture secretary is unrepentant for the government's tough stands.

I cannot stand by while, you know, we see value wiped off our creative industries. If they are gonna be successful in the future as we want them to be, they have to be critically underpinned³ by workable systems of copyright.

While the music industry has been experimenting with innovative⁴ new music models, such as ad-supported music streaming and all-you-can-download subscription⁵ services, having a stick to help guide prolific⁶ file-sharers towards some of the carrots is obviously seen as a useful weapon in the ongoing⁷ battle against piracy.

1 piracy   

n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害

参考例句：

• The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
• They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

2 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

3 underpinned   

v.用砖石结构等从下面支撑（墙等）( underpin的过去式和过去分词 )；加固（墙等）的基础；为（论据、主张等）打下基础；加强

参考例句：

• The report is underpinned by extensive research. 这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。
• The statue of Diana was underpinned with charred piles. Diana雕像是建造在炭化了的木桩上的。 来自辞典例句

4 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

5 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

6 prolific   

adj.丰富的，大量的；多产的，富有创造力的

参考例句：

• She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
• The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。