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1、外文文献原文WhenthegraphicalWebenteredintothepublicscenein1994,itwasfollowedbyanalmostliteralexplosionofavailablecontent.Thenumberofinternethostshadseenasteadyincreasesincethe1980s,from231in1981tomorethanamillionin1992.However,after1994theincreaseismarked,withthenumberofhostsreachingjustunder30millionmach
2、inesby1998.18InDecember1995,Altavistahadindexedjustover20milliontextdocuments,whilebyJune1999itcounted150million.19SuchanexplosionrespondedtothevastamountofusersandcompaniesdiscoveringtheNetforthefirsttime,andpostingasmuchcontentastheycould.Itcouldbearguedthatthispresentedagoldeneraforhumancreativit
3、yandinventiveness,aspeoplewherefacedwithademocraticpublishingenvironmentwhereanybodywithanInternetaccountandsometechnicalknowledgecoulduploadanythingtheywanted.Thegatekeepersofhumancreativityweregone.WhyhasthegraphicalInternetbeensoimportanttocopyrightlaw?ItcouldbearguedthatthemodernWebhaspromptedch
4、angesinthelegislation,justlikeanyothernewtechnologycausesthelawtoevolve.ButtheInternet’simpactincopyrightgoesfurtherthanthat.TheInternethasmadecopyrightmorerelevantandimportanttothemainstream.Inthepast,copyrightwassomethingthathappenedtoafewpeople.Writers,artists,publishersandmovie-makerswereinteres
5、tedincopyright,butitcouldbearguedthatthegeneralpublicpaidlittleattentiontoit,unlesstheydecidedtobecomecreators,andoftennoteventhen.TheInternethasbroughtachangetoallthatbyturningeveryonewhousesthenetworkintoapotentialpublisher.Theemergenceoffreewebspaceintheshapeof“cybertowns”likeGeocitiesandTripod7a
6、llowedknowledgeableuserstopublishtheirownwebsite.Thislibertyhasbeenenhancedbytheeaseofsettingupweblogs(blogs),uploadingpicturesonline,postingonwebforumsandcreatingandgeneratingcontentofallsorts.Atthesametime,Netizenshavehadtobecomeacquaintedwithcopyrighttoanswertheirownquestions.Whathappensifsomebod
7、ycopiesmypictures?Cansomebodystealmypoem?AmIintroubleifIpostthiscartoononline?DoIownthisstoryIwrotebasedonHarryPotter?CanIpostittoaHarryPotterwebsiteasfanfiction?CanIdownloadmusiconline?WherecanIgetth
