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To help control such problems and smooth the progress of international trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed.
為幫助控制這樣的問題和促進國際貿易平穩發展，世界貿易組織（WTO）成立了。
The WTO passes laws to protect intellectual property.
世界貿易組織通過了法律來保護知識產權。
One of the conditions of belonging to the organization is that these laws must be put into effect by member countries.
加入該組織的條件之一就是這些法律在成員國必須執行。
For exmple, when you enter a country which is a member of the WTO, your luggage may be inspected by customs to make sure that you are not trying to import pirated goods, or the police may check street stands and shops to make sure that the goods they are selling are authenic.
例如，當你進入世貿組織成員國時，你的行李可能會被海關檢查，確保你沒有企圖攜帶盜版物品，或者警察會檢查街邊貨攤和商店，確保他們所出售的商品是正品。
Some people may think that since they are not running a business or stealing business ideas, intellectual property laws do not affect them .
有人可能以為如果他們沒有經商或者偷竊商業創意，知識產權法律就不會影響到他們。
However, in everyday life, we are now faced with decisions about how to respect intellectual property rights.
但是，在日常生活中，我們現在面臨著如何保護知識產權的決定。
For example, most people have downloaded videos free from the Internet.
例如，大多數人從網上免費下載視頻資料。
Many have also copied and shared computer software. All of this is illegal.
許多人復制并共享了計算機軟件。所有這些都是違法的。
In 2005 alone, film companies in Hollywood lost around $3 to $4 billion because of illegal copying and downloading from the Internet.
僅2005年一年中，由于非法復制和網絡非法下載，好萊塢的電影公司就損失了大約30至40億美元。
In 2009, 41 per cent of software on computers worldwide was pirated, which equaled a loss of $53 billion for the people who made the software.
在2003年，全世界電腦中41％的軟件是盜版的，這對原開發者來說相當于530億美元的損失。
Even more widespread is the copying of music, especially with the development of new computer programmes.
更廣為流傳的問題是音樂的拷貝，尤其是隨著新電腦程序的發展。
