PrepTest 123, Section 1, Question 2
In a recent court case, a copy-shop owner(422 more words not shown)
In the first sentence of(22 more words not shown)
- Ademonstrate why the(10 more words not shown)
- Bexplain the charges(7 more words not shown)
- Cillustrate a major(5 more words not shown)
- Ddefend the right(7 more words not shown)
- Eprovide the legal(8 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What is that list doing here? It tells us what the court considers: the purpose of the copying, the nature and amount of material copied, and the effect on its market value.
What we’re looking for
We haven't applied those factors to the shop yet. We're getting the legal background needed to understand the arguments and ruling that follow.
Working the answers
- A
Listing the factors doesn't yet show why the owner qualifies for protection. The court's application comes later.
- B
The publishers' accusation is that the shop copied materials without permission or sufficient payment. This sentence lists the legal factors for evaluating the use; it doesn't lay out those charges.
- C
This sentence supplies the factors to consider; it doesn't identify a mistake in the publishers' reasoning. The evaluation of their market-harm argument comes afterward.
- D
A neutral list of the factors isn't yet a defense of educational copying. The court must still apply those factors to decide who should win.
- ECorrect
The factors provide the legal context: they explain why purpose, the amount copied, and market effects matter to the arguments that follow.
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