The Internet is very often (1)_____ to a highway where we are free to explore in any direction without boundaries. But the freedom we can enjoy on the Net (2)_____ a large number of unexpected issues, such as the controversy surrounding MP3 files and websites like Napster. The MP3 format (3)_____ used since the mid-90s and it enables users to store music in a compressed form on a computer. Napster (4)_____ by Shawn Fanning and his friends in Boston in 1998. It was the first free website to help its users swap MP3 music files over the Net. Since it was forced to close down in 2001, a number of other similar sites like Gnutella or Kazaa have been created by Fanning’s successors, who are often labelled as hackers by their adversaries.

The activities of Fanning and his followers (5)_____ in different ways over the years. Many believe record companies are right when they say that these websites have seriously violated copyright and individual property rights. Many of the creators of these homepages have been (6)______ and, as in Napster’s case, frequently with success. Others, however, (7)______ these “hackers” as freedom fighters of the digital age who just want to provide free music without worrying too much about copyright. This attitude then is criticized (8)______ turn by people who are simply concerned about the ethical values of today’s young people. They worry that there is a whole generation that is growing up unable to see the difference between right and wrong.

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The Internet is very often (1)_ C. compared ____ to a highway where we are free to explore in any direction without boundaries. But the freedom we can enjoy on the Net

(2)_ B. has also raised ____ a large number of unexpected issues, such as the controversy surrounding MP3 files and websites like Napster. The MP3 format (3)_ B. has been ____ used since the mid-90s and it enables users to store music in a compressed form on a computer. Napster (4)___ D. was created __ by Shawn Fanning and his friends in Boston in 1998. It was the first free website to help its users swap MP3 music files over the Net. Since it was forced to close down in 2001, a number of other similar sites like Gnutella or Kazaa have been created by Fanning’s successors, who are often labelled as hackers by their adversaries.

The activities of Fanning and his followers (5)_ A. have been interpreted ____ in different ways over the years. Many believe record companies are right when they say that these websites have seriously violated copyright and individual property rights. Many of the creators of these homepages have been (6)_ B. sued _____ and, as in Napster’s case, frequently with success. Others, however, (7)_ A. regard _____ these “hackers” as freedom fighters of the digital age who just want to provide free music without worrying too much about copyright. This attitude then is criticized (8)_ C. in _____ turn by people who are simply concerned about the ethical values of today’s young people. They worry that there is a whole generation that is growing up unable to see the difference between right and wrong.