CELU8. Week 13

The global recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal __________(1) against people suspected of sharing music files on the internet.

• action

• activity

• acting

• acts

The latest move by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) _________(2) 2,100 alleged uploaders using peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in 16 nations.

• aimed

• targeted

• directed

• pointed

The latest move by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) targeted 2,100 alleged uploaders using peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in 16 nations ______(3) the UK, France, Germany and Italy.

• such

• with

• including

• throughout

Thousands of people have agreed to pay compensation since the campaign began. In the US, civil lawsuits have been brought against more than 15,597 people ______(4) September 2003 and there have been 3,590 settlements.

• during

• throughout

• since

• in

'This is a significant escalation of our enforcement actions against people who are uploading and distributing _____(5) music on p2p networks,' said IFPI chief John Kennedy.

• copyrighted

• registered

• trademark

• illegal

'Thousands of people - mostly internet-savvy men in their 20s or 30s - have learnt to their _____ (6) the legal and financial risks involved in file-sharing copyrighted music in large quantities.

• benefit

• charge

• cost

• fortune

Individual cases are generally brought by the national associations ____ (7) the recording industry, and in some cases by the labels, as civil complaints.

• for

• working

• representing

• inside

The UK record industry has so far brought 97 cases, with a(n) ____ (8) 65 covered by the latest action. More than 140,000 in compensation has been paid to the British Phonographic Industry by 71 individuals.

• newly

• addition

• further

• another