PrepTest 115, Section 3, Question 25
The following passage was written in the mid-1990s.(454 more words not shown)
Given the author's argument, which(26 more words not shown)
- ADigitalization of copyrighted(14 more words not shown)
- BDigitalization of copyrighted(10 more words not shown)
- CDigitalization of copyrighted(9 more words not shown)
- DDigitalization of copyrighted(9 more words not shown)
- EDigitalization of copyrighted(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The Internet community wants information freely available. The publishing community treats it as something owned by its creator and wants protection against unauthorized, uncompensated use. Those positions pull in different directions. A compromise needs to give each side something; I don't yet have a precise arrangement in mind.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
A small fee initially sounds like a possibility, and it fits on reflection: users retain access at a modest cost, while copyright holders receive compensation. Neither side gets everything, which is why this is a compromise.
- B
This divides people into academics and everyone else. It doesn't balance general access with compensation for the owners; it simply excludes nonacademics.
- C
Unrestricted access gives the Internet community its preferred outcome and leaves copyright holders' concern unanswered.
- D
A complete prohibition denies users access. It offers them nothing in exchange, so it isn't a compromise.
- E
Permission for research resembles the existing exemption. It doesn't address the broader disagreement over access and ownership or offer compensation to copyright holders.
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