Q26

[bagoldstein]

I was between B and C. Went with C (although I know the answer is B now). I guess I'm wondering what makes C wrong. Is it because the paragraph doesn't explicitly mention copyright holders looking for new forms of legal protection? To me, B was a better description for paragraph 3 than paragraph 2.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[gplaya123]

Let's anticipate the answer before we jump into the question.
Paragraph 1 basically was all about that Canada is currently having a problem with copyright violations.
Then paragraph 2 goes off and tells the history of the copyright laws. At the end of the paragraph, however, it says that it is no clear whether current law actually covers the digitization or not, which is the source of the problem perhaps? So we can summarize that the paragraph 2 actually elaborates the point made in the first paragraph.

Lets look at each of the answer choice:

A) This is opposite of what we want. We want something that says that the current Canadian law doesn't have the power to punish those who violate copyright laws.
B) Correct. Paragraph 2 explains why Canada is having the issue, which is not being able to apply digitization to the current laws.
C) This is a direct paraphrase of the last sentence of the 1st paragraph. However, the second paragraph is to explain "why" such problem has come about, not to explain "how" Internet caused them to find new ways to protect their properties.
D) Yes, it is a part of 2nd paragraph but it's not author's intention.
E) So out of scope.

Yeah, I know sometimes, direct paraphrased-answers like C can be a good answer but the most of times, you need to look at the bigger picture of the role of each paragraph in terms of whole passage.

[andreperez7]

I would like to amend the above poster's explanation for answer E). Answer E is half scope because lines 17-23 explain does explain how internet transmission works but answer E does not account for the 2nd half of the paragraph on current laws (lines 23-31), which B does. B also accounts for the explanation of digitization -- to explain how it is somewhat like the reproduction of content but not material reproduction in the sense current Canadian law covers.

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

I would like to amend the above poster's explanation for answer E). Answer E is half scope because lines 17-23 explain does explain how internet transmission works but answer E does not account for the 2nd half of the paragraph on current laws (lines 23-31), which B does. B also accounts for the explanation of digitization -- to explain how it is somewhat like the reproduction of content but not material reproduction in the sense current Canadian law covers.

Good point!

I like to think of these primary purpose of information/paragraph as having a really common trap answer. Often on questions that ask you for the primary purpose of information/paragraph an answer choice describes what is in that information/paragraph, but doesn't describe why it's there. The correct answer should describe why the information is there, but answer choice (E) only describes what is in the paragraph, not why it's there. Answer choice (B) on the other hand describes why the discussion of digitalization is there in the second paragraph.

Nice work andreperez7!