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1、外文文献原文WhenthegraphicalWebenteredintothepublicscenein1994,itwasfollowedbyanalmostliteralexplosionofavailablecontent.Thenumberofinternethostshadseenasteadyincreasesincethe1980s,from231in1981tomorethanamillionin1992.However,after1994theincreaseismarked,withthenumberofhostsreachi
2、ngjustunder30millionmachinesby1998.18InDecember1995,Altavistahadindexedjustover20milliontextdocuments,whilebyJune1999itcounted150million.19SuchanexplosionrespondedtothevastamountofusersandcompaniesdiscoveringtheNetforthefirsttime,andpostingasmuchcontentastheycould.Itcouldbear
3、guedthatthispresentedagoldeneraforhumancreativityandinventiveness,aspeoplewherefacedwithademocraticpublishingenvironmentwhereanybodywithanInternetaccountandsometechnicalknowledgecoulduploadanythingtheywanted.Thegatekeepersofhumancreativityweregone.WhyhasthegraphicalInternetbe
4、ensoimportanttocopyrightlaw?ItcouldbearguedthatthemodernWebhaspromptedchangesinthelegislation,justlikeanyothernewtechnologycausesthelawtoevolve.ButtheInternet’simpactincopyrightgoesfurtherthanthat.TheInternethasmadecopyrightmorerelevantandimportanttothemainstream.Inthepast,co
5、pyrightwassomethingthathappenedtoafewpeople.Writers,artists,publishersandmovie-makerswereinterestedincopyright,butitcouldbearguedthatthegeneralpublicpaidlittleattentiontoit,unlesstheydecidedtobecomecreators,andoftennoteventhen.TheInternethasbroughtachangetoallthatbyturningeve
6、ryonewhousesthenetworkintoapotentialpublisher.Theemergenceoffreewebspaceintheshapeof“cybertowns”likeGeocitiesandTripod7allowedknowledgeableuserstopublishtheirownwebsite.Thislibertyhasbeenenhancedbytheeaseofsettingupweblogs(blogs),uploadingpicturesonline,postingonwebforumsandc
7、reatingandgeneratingcontentofallsorts.Atthesametime,Netizenshavehadtobecomeacquaintedwithcopyrighttoanswertheirownquestions.Whathappensifsomebodycopiesmypictures?Cansomebodystealmypoem?AmIintroubleifIpostthiscartoononline?DoIownthisstoryIwrotebasedonHarryPotter?CanIpostittoaH
8、arryPotterwebsiteasfanfiction?CanIdownloadmusiconline?WherecanIgetth
