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Name______________________________________ Class 2º E.S.O

I. Read the text and answer the questions.

The music industry has announced an intensification of its campaign

against illegal file-sharing. It calls on music fans to buy their music online
legitimately, rather than risk the legal consequences of illegal file-sharing.
There are now over 100 legal online music sites in Europe offering a total
of over one million music tracks.

Users of file-sharing services such as KaZaA, EDonkey/eMule and

Gnutella are the target. This is a warning that no illegal uploaders are
immune from legal action, whichever service they are using. Individuals
are charged with acting illegally by making copyrighted music available on
the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder - this is against
the law throughout Europe and internationally. These people are likely to
face compensation payments averaging several thousand euros.

Illegal file-sharing has contributed to the decline in global music

sales - down US$6 billion in the last five years. For that reason, awareness
campaigns around the world have included music coalition websites, media
advertising, university and school projects and instant messages sent
directly to people using unauthorised services.

The fight against online music piracy has become the subject of daily
debate, in the media, in government and in ordinary households.
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FORMATO Continuo USO Personal

I. Reading comprehension. Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your
answer. NO marks are given for only true or false.

1. The music industry campaign encourages people to get free music from the Internet.

2. eDonkey is an example of file-sharing software.

3. Law about copyrights allows copyrighted music file-sharing in France.

4. The fight against online piracy is a current topic in society.

II. Phonetics. Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.

1. not allowed by the law.

2. people who like a particular thing or activity very much.
3. the legal right to be the only producer of a song for a specific length of time.
4. spoken or written pieces of information that you send to another person.

III Vocabulary:

Download. ................................. Save: ................................

Upload: .................................... Copyright: .....................................

Do you pay for all the music you listen to? What do you think of illegally downloading music,
is it fair that artists and singers don't receive money for their work or should music be
free for everyone?
 What is the meaning of Internet Music Piracy?
 Have you downloaded any song in the last month?
 Why do you think people download music?
 Is anyone hurt because of this?
 What do you think about paying for downloading music on the net?

Does the author think that piracy can be completely eliminated