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  3. A：今天成千上万的人们在使用音像设备。那您为何还说数码革命这一梦想至今尚未实现?／／B: Everyone expected that these techn

A：今天成千上万的人们在使用音像设备。那您为何还说数码革命这一梦想至今尚未实现?／／B: Everyone expected that these techn

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问题 A：今天成千上万的人们在使用音像设备。那您为何还说数码革命这一梦想至今尚未实现?／／
B: Everyone expected that these technologies would bring huge benefits to everybody. I don’t see any industry that is really thriving on digital audio and video — at least not as much as they do in other sectors like consumer electronics or telecommunications. The quality of sound is better, but the overall experience hasn’t really changed. // Technologies such as MP3 and the internet have opened the way to revolutionary digital experiences — and also to an unprecedented development of piracy. It’s a stalemate in which everybody loses in the long run: industries miss new opportunities for business, and users will not benefit from future technological advances.  //
A：您如何打破这一僵局呢?／／
B: What we need is a system that guarantees the protection of copyrights but at the same time is completely transparent and universal. With the Digital Media Project we are working to develop a format that meets these requirements. // The system will be nonproprietary, meaning that any manufacturer will be allowed to incorporate it into its products. It will also be designed to manage digital rights in a flexible way.   //
A：您对数码媒体的未来如何预测?／／
B: I believe that there are hundreds of possible applications just waiting to be invented. The real value will be in providing the users with new experiences. When every published music or video is available on the Web you will need tools to catalogue and find these files. // With MPEG-7, for example, you can create a simple description of a multimedia file that can be used by search engines. In the future we will have new generations of search engines in which you will directly enter music or video sequences. // Software will interpret the content and compare it to millions of files on the Web, much as you do today for Web pages. The cultural impact of that would be immense. I also see a great potential for peer-to-peer. It’s a wonderful system. If it is used to distribute contents legally, it will create new business opportunities.  //
A：您是音乐爱好者吗?／／
B: My preferences are broad, but I wouldn’t say that I am an expert. I confess that my son is my mentor in this field.   //
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答案 A:  Millions of people are using digital audio and video today. Why do you say that the dream of a digital revolution hasn’t happened ?
B：大家都曾期待这些技术会让每一个人受益良多。但我并未看到有哪一个产业在真正地靠电子音像产品获利，至少不像他们在诸如电子或通信消费等行业那样获利。音响效果有了改善，但整体感觉并无变化。MP3和因特网等技术开启了具有革命性意义的数码体验，同时也引发了盗版业前所未有的发展。于是从长远来说将出现这样一种于我们大家都不利的僵局：产业界失去了新的商机，用户也不会从未来的技术进步中获益。
A：How could you resolve this stalemate?
B：我们需要建立一种著作权保护体系，而同时完全透明、普遍适用。我们所进行的数码媒体计划就是为了开发一种满足这些要求的格式。这种系统将是没有所有权的，即任何生产商都可在其产品中加以使用。它也可以被设计用来进行灵活的电子版权管理。
A：What do you envision for the future of digital media?
B：我相信有数百种可能的技术应用有待开发。其真正的价值在于为使用者提供崭新的体验。当出版的每一种音乐或影像作品可在网上获得的时候，你就需要对它们进行分类编目的工具。比如，通过MPEG-7，你便可以创建一个可供搜索引擎使用的某个媒体文件的简介。在将来，我们会拥有可直接写入音乐或影像序列的新一代搜索引擎。软件会去理解其内容并与网上众多的文件进行比较，这与你现在在网页上所做的大致一样。这一切所产生的文化冲击将是巨大的。另外，我认为对等联网将具有巨大的潜力。它是一个美妙的系统。如果将它用来进行合法的内容发布，则会产生新的商机。
A：Are you a music lover?
B：我的爱好广泛，但我不敢说是音乐行家。我得承认儿子是我这方面的老师。
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