1 The proposition “Copyright is Dead, Long Live the Pirates” was put to the audience after a debate last night on intellectual property and the need to ensure creators of content 4 are paid for their work. Of the audience at Melbourne Town Hall, 49% voted for the proposition, with 36% against and 15% undecided. 7 The forum was part of a year-round program of lectures, readings and debates. Lori Flekser, executive director of the Intellectual 10 Property Awareness Foundation and general manager of the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia asserted copyright is not dead, quoting statistics for 2010-2011 which 13 showed more than 900,000 people were employed in the copyright industries, which generated an economic value of \$93.2 billion and just over \$7 billion in exports. 16 “It’s very clear from our research that the public either do not or choose not to understand that the victims of piracy are not simply studio executives, music companies and 19 high-profile actors and musicians,” she said. D. Groves. Copyright is dead . Internet: (adapted). Based on the text above, judge the following items. The text criticizes those who are against the defense of intellectual property.

Questão 544899 de Língua Inglesa - CESPE CEBRASPE 2013

ID 544899

Disciplina: Língua Inglesa

Assunto: Interpretação de Texto | Text Interpretation

Ano: 2013 Banca: CESPE CEBRASPE - Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB Órgão: Agência Nacional do Cinema

1 The proposition “Copyright is Dead, Long Live the

Pirates” was put to the audience after a debate last night on

intellectual property and the need to ensure creators of content

4 are paid for their work.

Of the audience at Melbourne Town Hall, 49% voted

for the proposition, with 36% against and 15% undecided.

7 The forum was part of a year-round program of

lectures, readings and debates.

Lori Flekser, executive director of the Intellectual

10 Property Awareness Foundation and general manager of the

Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia asserted

13 showed more than 900,000 people were employed in the

\$93.2 billion and just over \$7 billion in exports.

16 “It’s very clear from our research that the public either

do not or choose not to understand that the victims of piracy

are not simply studio executives, music companies and

19 high-profile actors and musicians,” she said.

D. Groves. Copyright is dead. Internet: <http://if.com.au> (adapted).

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The text criticizes those who are against the defense of intellectual property.