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by sushbis » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:20 am
The recording industry is fighting a losing battle: it simply does not have the resources to prosecute all of the individuals who illegally download music from the Internet. Because the number of individuals who will be charged with a crime is so limited, the actions of the recording industry will have a minimal impact on the number of people who illegally download music.

The answer to which of the following questions would best help evaluate the accuracy of the conclusion above?

a>Will recording industry lawyers dedicate the majority of their time to prosecuting those who illegally download music?

b>Is a small minority of individuals responsible for the majority of illegal song downloads?

c> Do many individuals who illegally download songs share their music files with other Internet users?

d>Will new Internet security technology permit the recording industry to more quickly and easily identify individuals who illegally download music?

e>Will the threat of prosecution alter the behavior of those who illegally download music?
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by Calvin123 » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:33 am
sushbis wrote:The recording industry is fighting a losing battle: it simply does not have the resources to prosecute all of the individuals who illegally download music from the Internet. Because the number of individuals who will be charged with a crime is so limited, the actions of the recording industry will have a minimal impact on the number of people who illegally download music.

The answer to which of the following questions would best help evaluate the accuracy of the conclusion above?

a>Will recording industry lawyers dedicate the majority of their time to prosecuting those who illegally download music?

b>Is a small minority of individuals responsible for the majority of illegal song downloads?

c> Do many individuals who illegally download songs share their music files with other Internet users?

d>Will new Internet security technology permit the recording industry to more quickly and easily identify individuals who illegally download music?

e>Will the threat of prosecution alter the behavior of those who illegally download music?
IMO B

If answer of this question is yes then the prosecution of the few people will help to reduce the illegal downloads.
If answer of this question is no then it is impossible to prosecute all the users who illegally download the music.
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by sanabk » Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:57 pm
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by abhi0697 » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:10 pm
conclusion of this argument: "the actions of the recording industry will have a minimal impact on the number of people who illegally download music"

This is related to the behavior change of people who illegally download music.

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by Ian Stewart » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:19 pm
I just replied to this very question at gmatclub, so I might as well paste my reply here:


This is a very subtle question - if you don't read the wording extremely carefully, it's easy to be tempted by a few of the answer choices. The key point to notice here is that we are concerned with "the **number of people** who illegally download music." We are *not* concerned with the number of illegal downloads.

Looking at the answer choices, A and D are irrelevant, since they are not related to the issue in the stem: that only a small number of people can be prosecuted. B and C are both relevant to the question of whether prosecutions might reduce the number of *downloads*, but that isn't our question: we want to reduce the number of *downloaders*. E is the correct answer. If the threat of prosecution might discourage people from downloading, then the number of downloaders might fall even if only a few people can be prosecuted.
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