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#73728
Complete Question Explanation
The correct answer choice is (A).
To answer a Specific Reference question that asks you to identify a particular word's meaning in the context the author uses it, you will often have to reread the entire paragraph where that word is used, or at least the sentences before and after the sentence with the word in it. This is because you need to understand the context. Do not simply choose an answer choice that defines the word in its most common usage! Rereading the paragraph with the word "strengthened," I can substitute it with "made more protective of copyright owners" without losing any meaning. That will be our prephrase, and now we move to the answer choices.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. "Made more restrictive" means that copyright law would restrict the actions of non-copyright owners, and that matches really well with the prephrase. If you substitute the phrase "made more restrictive" into the sentence in the passage, it fits best in context.
Answer choice (B): There is no suggestion in the passage that copyright owners are advocating more uniformity. This one is a tricky distractor, though, as someone interested in this topic will likely be familiar with the issue of varying copyright laws in different countries.
Answer choice (C): The passage is about the rights of users and creators and the accessibility of information online. The author does not discuss the penalties for copyright infringement.
Answer choice (D): Like answer choice C, this answer choice alludes to another issue that the author does not really discuss. Although greater enforcement might, in a sense, strengthen a law, this is not the way the word is used in the passage.
Answer choice (E): Like answer choices C and D, this answer choice is plausible if you didn't have the context of the passage. The passage does not discuss a problem that copyright laws are not recognized as legitimate.
The correct answer choice is (A).
To answer a Specific Reference question that asks you to identify a particular word's meaning in the context the author uses it, you will often have to reread the entire paragraph where that word is used, or at least the sentences before and after the sentence with the word in it. This is because you need to understand the context. Do not simply choose an answer choice that defines the word in its most common usage! Rereading the paragraph with the word "strengthened," I can substitute it with "made more protective of copyright owners" without losing any meaning. That will be our prephrase, and now we move to the answer choices.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. "Made more restrictive" means that copyright law would restrict the actions of non-copyright owners, and that matches really well with the prephrase. If you substitute the phrase "made more restrictive" into the sentence in the passage, it fits best in context.
Answer choice (B): There is no suggestion in the passage that copyright owners are advocating more uniformity. This one is a tricky distractor, though, as someone interested in this topic will likely be familiar with the issue of varying copyright laws in different countries.
Answer choice (C): The passage is about the rights of users and creators and the accessibility of information online. The author does not discuss the penalties for copyright infringement.
Answer choice (D): Like answer choice C, this answer choice alludes to another issue that the author does not really discuss. Although greater enforcement might, in a sense, strengthen a law, this is not the way the word is used in the passage.
Answer choice (E): Like answer choices C and D, this answer choice is plausible if you didn't have the context of the passage. The passage does not discuss a problem that copyright laws are not recognized as legitimate.