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Picking locks can presage a crime—or be a useful skill for those who lose their keys. Cracking the digital-rights management(DRM

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问题     Picking locks can presage a crime—or be a useful skill for those who lose their keys. Cracking the digital-rights management(DRM)that secures works that are distributed electronically, such as e-books and films, is illegal in many countries. But it can be tempting when rules seem unfair or arbitrary. Calibre, a free software program, can be fitted with a third-party plugin to strip the DRM from proprietary e-book formats. It has over 11 million users. Other more furtive means are available too. David Price, head of piracy intelligence at NetNames, a brand-protection firm, says no DRM system has yet remained uncracked.
    Stoking the trend is consumers’ growing realisation that they may not be(as they often think)buying their e-books, music downloads and other digital content outright. In many cases they are in effect just renting them, subject to tough rules buried in small print. Proprietary software can tie the e-book to a particular device. And the provider of the content can revoke the owner’s rights at whim.
    Last month Amazon blocked a Kindle account belonging to Linn Jordet Nygaard, a Norwegian, meaning that she could no longer read the 43 books she had bought(after a burst of publicity Amazon restored the account, though it declined to explain its actions to her, or to comment publicly on the case). The European Consumers’ Organisation denounces " copyright shackles" on online content, and berates the European Commission for having "dallied" on ruling whether DRM is unfair.
    For most digital libertarians, who believe DRM stifles competition and traps consumers, that will not be enough. Cory Doctorow, a blogger and author(who gives his books away free on the Internet)says "rotten lawmaking" has set market terms that nobody wants—including many authors and publishers, who would prefer a more open system. In July Macmillan was the first book publisher of the "Big Six" to free its science fiction and fantasy e-book range from DRM. It termed the restrictions on copying and moving content a "constant annoyance" , for readers. In August Harvard Business Review Press launched an outlet for e-books, also DRM-free.
    In October sales of the "Humble e-Book Bundle" , a package of no-locks books for which consumers paid whatever they wanted(and chose how to split it between the author and a charity), was a big success. The average price paid was a record $ 14. Consumers seem to reward authors who trust them with their content.
According to the passage, Cory Doctorow______.
选项 A、is not famous enough to get his books protected
B、is a publisher of science fiction and fantasy books
C、holds the same idea with Harvard Business Review Press
D、has set many market terms that many authors don’t like
答案C
解析 细节题。由题干中的Cory Doctorow定位到第四段。该段第二句提及Cory Doctorow…(who giveshis books away free on the Internet)，且该段末句提及Harvard Business Review Press launched an outletfor e-books，also DRM-free．由此可知，二者对电子书的网络共享持相同观点，故[C]为答案。该段第二句提及Cory Doctorow…(who gives his books away free on the Internet)，由此可知，科利·多克托罗是主动免费而非知名度不高不能保护其图书版权，故排除[A]；第四段第二句提及科利·多克托罗是a blogger and author，而第四段第三句提及Macmillan was the first book publisher…to free itsscience fiction and fantasy e-book，由此可知，[B]偷换主语，故排除；第四段第二句提及CoryDoctorow…says“rotten lawmaking”has set market terms that nobody wants…，由此可知，那些不受欢迎的市场条款非他本人所设，故排除[D]。
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