[单项选择]The idea that government should regulate intellectual property through copyrights and patents is relatively recent in human history, and the precise details of what intellectual property is protected for how long vary across nations and occasionally change. There are two standard sociological justifications for patents or copyrights: They reward creators for their labor, and they encourage greater creativity. Both of these are empirical claims that can be tested scientifically and could be false in some realms.
Consider music. Star performers existed before the 20th century, such as Franz Liszt and Niccolo Paganini, but mass media produced a celebrity system promoting a few stars whose music was not necessarily the best or most diverse. Copyright provides protection for distribution companies and for a few celebrities, thereby helping to support the industry as currently defined, but it may actually harm the majority of performers. This is comparable to Anatole France’s famous iro

[单项选择]The idea that government should regulate intellectual property through copyrights and patents is relatively recent in human history, and the precise details of what intellectual property is protected for how long vary across nations and occasionally change. There are two standard sociological justifications for patents or copyrights: They reward creators for their labor, and they encourage greater creativity. Both of these are empirical claims that can be tested scientifically and could be false in some realms.
Consider music. Star performers existed before the 20th century, such as Franz Liszt and Niccolo Paganini, but mass media produced a celebrity system promoting a few stars whose music was not necessarily the best or most diverse. Copyright provides protection for distribution companies and for a few celebrities, thereby helping to support the industry as currently defined, but it may actually harm the majority of performers. This is comparable to Anatole France’s famous i
A. Countries may differ in their efforts to protect it.
B. The author considers its protection well-grounded.
C. People believe its protection may benefit creators.
D. The history of its protection has not been long.

[填空题]The suggestion that the government should legislate to control invasive species of a corporate nature.

[简答题]Whether the Government should increase the financing of pure science at the expense of technology or vice versa often depends on the issue of which is seen as the driving force.

[单项选择]The government should （　） with the irrational regulations restricting drinking hours.
A. break away
B. come up
C. get away
D. do away

[单项选择]George: The government should do something to save our tourism industry. Will: Yes. The number of tourist has fallen over the past five years owing to the financial crisis in 2005. George: ______ Less than four million tourists came last year. Will: Yes, the number has gone down by 25 per cent.
A. I mean it.
B. Who cares
C. Exactly.
D. I can’t agree with you more.

[单项选择]Ricky Bland believes that the government should（　）.
A. give companies additional financial benefits for providing training.
B. set up bodies to organise sector-wide training schemes.
C. introduce new qualifications for Iow-skilled staff.