Английский язык. Контрольная работа №6
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1. Ознакомьтесь с содержанием статьи и вставьте предложение (a-f) там, где оно подходит по смыслу (1-5). Одно предложение по смыслу не подходит.
| 3 | A judge sided with Pink Floyd in March, and EMI's appeal was dismissed last month. |
| 1 | They have been with EMI since signing their first record deal in the 1960s. |
| 5 | It was "not actually a big punch up" with the record company, but rather "about getting a third party to adjudicate". |
| 4 | Pink Floyd are one of the most important and influential bands of all time. |
| 2 | The band argued that the rule should apply to download sales in stores such as iTunes as well as CDs. |
| - | Pink Floyd have recently ended a legal battle with their record company EMI and signed a new contract with the label. |
Pink Floyd end EMI legal dispute
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20 | The rock group won a court ruling against the label over whether a deal signed in the pre-download age could be applied to digital sales. "All legal disputes between the band and the company have been settled as a result of this new deal," EMI said. An EMI statement said it would "help the band reach new and existing fans through their incredible body of work". The band have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. (1) … The new agreement will last for five years. They have chosen not to follow acts like The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Queen and Radiohead, who have all left the label since it was taken over by private equity firm Terra Firma in 2007. The recent court case centred around Pink Floyd's last record deal, which was signed before the days of legal downloads and said individual songs could not be sold without the band's permission. (2) … They insisted saying that their "seamless" albums should not |
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45 | be split up. EMI disagreed, claiming the word "record" in the band's contract applied "to the physical thing - there is nothing to suggest it applies to online distribution". (3) … However, single Pink Floyd tracks have remained on sale through iTunes and will continue to be available under the new deal. Announcing the new deal, EMI chief executive Roger Faxon said: "(4)… And I know I speak for everyone at EMI when I say that it is a privilege to have the opportunity to work with them." Speaking in October, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said he was "very fond" of EMI but bemoaned how "the gang known as 'business affairs' have taken over the running of the company. I look back with considerable fondness to the days when it was the entrepreneurs and individuals who actually ran these companies and created something that was about the music. " (5) … |
2. Найдите в статье английские эквиваленты следующих фраз.
…все разногласия разрешены - all legal disputes have been settled
…апелляция была отклонена - appeal was dismissed
…согласно новому соглашению – according to the new agreement
…соглашение сроком на 5 лет - the agreement will last for five years
…это распространяется на распространение через Internet - it applies to online distribution
3. Ответьте на вопросы относительно содержания статьи. Выписывать похожие на вопросы предложения из статьи не нужно.
Did Pink Floyd win the case against EMI? - Yes, Pink Floyd won the case against EMI.
What was the reason for the lawsuit? – EMI applied their songs to online distribution.
Did the new contract permit users to purchase and download tracks? – The new contract permitted users to purchase and download tracks, but individual songs could not be sold without the band's permission.
Why did Pink Floyd not leave the label like many other bands and musician? - Pink Floyd did not leave the label like many other bands and musician because they have been with EMI since signing their first record deal in the 1960s.
How can users acquire so-called "seamless" albums tracks? – Their albums tracks have remained on sale through iTunes and will continue to be available under the new deal.
4. Отметьте предложенные предложения T (True - верно), F (false - не верно), NM (Not Mentioned – не упоминается).
| F | Pink Floyd like The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Queen and Radiohead also left the label since it was taken over by private equity firm Terra Firma in 2007. |
| NM | Pink Floyd have recently signed a new contract worth $5 million their record company EMI. |
| T | Pink Floyd's last record deal did not allow individual songs to be sold without the band's permission. |
| T | Single Pink Floyd tracks will continue to be available under the new deal. |
| T | Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said that they used to like working with EMI. |
5. Сократите предложенные предложения (1-5) таким образом, чтобы их смысл не изменился. Используйте при необходимости дополнительную лексику.
Pink Floyd have recently ended a legal battle with their record company EMI and signed a new contract with the label. - The band has ended their legal dispute with EMI by signing a new five-year deal.
Pink Floyd's last record deal was signed before the days of legal downloads and said individual songs could not be sold without the band's permission. – According a new deal, individual songs could not be sold without the band's permission.
All legal disputes between the band and the company have been settled as a result of this new deal. – Pink Floyd has settled all disputes and signed a new contract.
Single Pink Floyd tracks have remained on sale through iTunes and will continue to be available under the new deal. – According a new deal, the users can download compositions through iTunes.
It was "not actually a big punch up" with the record company, but rather "about getting a third party to adjudicate". – It was a dispute between EMI and Pink Floyd.
6. Найдите в статье понятия, соответствующие каждому определению.
| distribution | The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer. |
| agreement | An understanding between parties on a subject discussed and negotiated. |
| private equity firm | The controlling partner in a collection of partnerships that have come together to pool their capital and invest in a particular opportunity. |
| purchase | Money received for selling goods and services over some given period of time. |
| court ruling | An official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. |
7. Переведите на русский язык любой фрагмент из 15 строк.
Все юридические разногласия между группой в результате нового соглашения были улажены, - заявила EMI. В заявлении EMI сказано, что "это соглашение поможет группе, за счёт их невероятной работы, сохранить существующих и обрести новых поклонников".
Группа уже продала по всему миру более 200 миллионов дисков. Новое соглашение будет действовать пять лет. Они решили не идти тем же путём, что и Rolling Stones, Пол Маккартни, Queen и Radiohead, которые отказались от своего лейбла, передав его компании с частным капиталом "Терра Фирма" в 2007 году.
Недавние судебные слушания были в основном посвящены соглашению о последнем альбоме группы "Pink Floyd", подписанному перед тем, как были разрешены скачивания через интернет, и указанные отдельные композиции стало невозможно продавать без разрешения группы. Они настаивали на своей точки зрения, что их альбомы - "единое целое", и разбивать их на отдельные треки нельзя.
EMI не согласилась, заявляя, что слово "запись" в контракте группы относится "к физической вещи - ничто не указывает на то, что оно относится к распространению через интернет". Однако сохраняется возможность продавать отдельные треки Pink Floyd через iTunes, и по новому соглашению они также останутся доступными.
8. Передайте содержание каждого предложения на английском языке. Каждое слово переводить не обязательно. Многие фрагменты нужно взять из статьи.
Pink Floyd подписали новый пятилетний контракт с EMI. – Pink Floyd signed a new five-year deal with EMI.
Старый контракт не позволял пользователям скачивать композиции по одной. - The last contract didn’t allow the users to download compositions individually.
Судебное разбирательство длилось 9 месяцев и закончилось в пользу Pink Floyd. – The court proceeding has lasted for 9 months and ended in favor of Pink Floyd.
Все разногласия относительно способов приобретения и скачивания композиций пользователями были решены. - All legal disputes about ways of acquisition and downloading of compositions have been decided.
Музыканты Pink Floyd решили заключить новый контракт, несмотря на то, что EMI была куплена частной компанией Terra Firma в 2007 году. – Pink Floyd’s musicians decided to sign a new contract with EMI despite EMI was taken over by private equity firm Terra Firma in 2007.
9. Отразите основное содержание статьи в объёме 5-6 предложений на английском языке. Выборочно выписывать предложения из статьи не нужно.
The band has ended their legal dispute with EMI by signing a new five-year deal.
The last contract didn’t allow the users to download compositions individually.
Pink Floyd had been unhappy at the way EMI had handled digital sales of the group’s music, with album tracks available to be downloaded individually. The band had argued the tracks were designed to be part of a whole album.
A judge sided with Pink Floyd in March, and EMI's appeal was dismissed last month.
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