Q14

[sissixz]

I felt the same puzzle again, although You guys told me before that main. Point question doesn't have to include the whole part ...

Anyhow, answer B is quite a paraphrase of the last paragraph., how how could that be?

The first paragraph explains what is tangible-object theory, the second paragraph talks about retained rights, and the last one is the author 's opinion. RIGHT?

I chose A...

[daniel.g.winter]

If you'll notice, the passage starts with "Proponents of the tangible-object theory of copyright argue that..."

The rest of the first paragraph and all of the second falls under what the proponents of this theory say. The author lays out their theory and what they view as an advantage in the beginning of the third paragraph.

Ultimately, however, the author counters with two objections, that are both pretty big. The theory presented earlier doesn't account for "evanescent things" which are commonly accepted as copyrightable. In addition, it does not address the idea of conceiving ideas being more important than actually putting them into tangible form.

Thus, while the author does not explicitly say "the theory is therefore misguided," his/her overall tone at the end of the passage suggests that he/she rejects the theory.

A is wrong because that's not the main thrust of the passage, but rather what the proponents say. Keep an eye out for what the author is saying, and what the author is saying others are saying. That is key in many passages. Hope this helps.

[LSAT-Chang]

Why on earth is (D) wrong... the last paragraph is totally the author's point in that he/she has a problem with this tangible object theory. Is it just that tiny last part that makes it wrong? The part about "ideas should be allowed to circulate freely"?? Since there is no mention of that in the author's part?

[daniel.g.winter]

Why on earth is (D) wrong... the last paragraph is totally the author's point in that he/she has a problem with this tangible object theory. Is it just that tiny last part that makes it wrong? The part about "ideas should be allowed to circulate freely"?? Since there is no mention of that in the author's part?

That's exactly it - the author never once brings up the idea about circulating ideas freely. His main caveats with the tangible-object theory are twofold - 1. It doesn't account for the fact that certain evanescent things are copyrightable. 2. It doesn't acknowledge that sometimes the conception of an idea is more important than actually putting it into tangible form. He then gives an example of the latter. No mention anywhere of free circulation of ideas.

[ohthatpatrick]

Excellent explanations, Daniel.

I have nothing "teacher-ly" to add, except for the fact that "is it just that tiny last part that breaks it?" is basically the doorway to improvement at RC.

Learn to read RC answer choices primarily for what's WRONG with them, not for what's right with them.

[mchelle]

Can someone explain why (E) is wrong? I eliminated (B) because I thought that the word choice "misguided" was too strong for what I had interpreted as the tone of the author's critique...I ended up choosing (E) because I thought this answer choice was saying, according to tangible-object theory proponents, rights of ownership can be applied to ideas in addition to physical objects in a very straightforward manner. I interpreted "straightforwardly applicable" as the author's implicit objection to the theory.