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Complete Question Explanation
The correct answer choice is (B).
This one can't really be prephrased. Read the answer choices, sorting them into contenders and losers. Then, for the contenders, find line references that will help you to determine which is "most strongly implied" by the passage. Remember that the passage may imply more than one of the choices, so it is important to compare them to determine which is the best choice.
Answer choice (A): This is a loser. The author doesn't imply this and wouldn't be likely to imply it because the statement itself is very improbable! Of course people whose web pages provide links to other webpages might also include original content. If the author of the passage had implied otherwise, you would likely remember it because it is so improbable.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. This choice is strongly implied because the author discusses a scenario with two actors, one who provided original content on a webpage and who can restrict access by, for example, requiring a password and another person who can provide a link. The author argues that the person who provides a link should not be liable for copyright infringement under current law. But we also know that under current law, an unauthorized distributor is liable. Therefore, the author implies that the person who links to the original webpage should not be viewed as a distributor and that the original webpage owner should be viewed as a distributor since she is the one who controls access. (Note that choosing this as the correct answer choice requires a global understanding of the passage as a whole.)
Answer choice (C): "Privacy" rights are not what this passage is concerned with. This is a distractor!
Answer choice (D): This is the opposite of what the author says. The author says that the person with the most control is the person who places the content on the Internet in the first place.
Answer choice (E): The author does not imply this or even discuss the possibility of the content being printed. If a topic is not discussed at all, it would be hard to say the author strongly implies anything concerning it.
The correct answer choice is (B).
This one can't really be prephrased. Read the answer choices, sorting them into contenders and losers. Then, for the contenders, find line references that will help you to determine which is "most strongly implied" by the passage. Remember that the passage may imply more than one of the choices, so it is important to compare them to determine which is the best choice.
Answer choice (A): This is a loser. The author doesn't imply this and wouldn't be likely to imply it because the statement itself is very improbable! Of course people whose web pages provide links to other webpages might also include original content. If the author of the passage had implied otherwise, you would likely remember it because it is so improbable.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. This choice is strongly implied because the author discusses a scenario with two actors, one who provided original content on a webpage and who can restrict access by, for example, requiring a password and another person who can provide a link. The author argues that the person who provides a link should not be liable for copyright infringement under current law. But we also know that under current law, an unauthorized distributor is liable. Therefore, the author implies that the person who links to the original webpage should not be viewed as a distributor and that the original webpage owner should be viewed as a distributor since she is the one who controls access. (Note that choosing this as the correct answer choice requires a global understanding of the passage as a whole.)
Answer choice (C): "Privacy" rights are not what this passage is concerned with. This is a distractor!
Answer choice (D): This is the opposite of what the author says. The author says that the person with the most control is the person who places the content on the Internet in the first place.
Answer choice (E): The author does not imply this or even discuss the possibility of the content being printed. If a topic is not discussed at all, it would be hard to say the author strongly implies anything concerning it.