UK file pirates to face the music 打击音乐盗版

TBritain's six biggest Internet providers have agreed a plan to send warning letters to those suspected of illegal file-sharing.

In what appears to be a historic about-face, Britain's six biggest Internet Service Providers or ISPs have agreed to join the fight against online piracy, sending letters to those suspected of illegally downloading files, warning them to stop or else. For the BPI which represents Britain's recorded music industry, this day has been a long time in coming. Matt Phillips is BPI's Director of Communications.

This is an incredibly significant development, and we should make no bones about that. And what we've seen for the first time is that Internet Service Providers have recognized that they have a role to play and indeed a responsibility to tackle the massive shared problem of illegal file-sharing.

The BPI estimates that only one in twenty songs downloaded in the UK is done so through legitimate services, and that up to 6. 5 million people in Britain regularly share files illegally. But some like the UK's Open Rights Group argue a government-led crackdown is the wrong way to go about fighting piracy.

What I think industry is missing here is a real opportunity to get the majority of people, I mean, 80% of teenagers who download online, told a survey last month that they'd much rather have a legal option. And the industry needs to get that on the table right now.

The UK's culture secretary is unrepentant for the government's tough stands.

I cannot stand by while, you know, we see value wiped off our creative industries. If they are gonna be successful in the future as we want them to be, they have to be critically underpinned by workable systems of copyright.

While the music industry has been experimenting with innovative new music models, such as ad-supported music streaming and all-you-can-download subscription services, having a stick to help guide prolific file-sharers towards some of the carrots is obviously seen as a useful weapon in the ongoing battle against piracy.

about-face: n.An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.

make no bones: v. phr., informal To have no doubts; not to worry about right or wrong; not to be against. Used with "about".

参考中文翻译：

TBritain的六个最大的网络供应商达成一致，计划向疑似非法文件共享者发布警告信。

在这个看似历史性的转变中，英国六个最大的网络服务供应商（简称为ISP）同意加入网络盗版的行列中，他们将会对怀疑非法下载文件的人发出信函，警告他们停止该非法活动。对代表英国唱片产业的BPI来说,这一天总算姗姗来迟。

Matt Phillips 是英国唱片产业协会的负责人。
这是一项难以置信的重要活动，我们毫无疑问一定会这么去做。我们首先看到的是网络服务供应商首次认识到他们在这项活动中的作用，并且他们确实有责任来出来大量的非法共享的问题。

BPI估计，在英国只有二十分之一的人是通过合法渠道下载歌曲的，英国有650万人非法共享文件。但是但是像英国开放权利集团等等认为通过政府压迫来打击盗版的方向是错误的。

我认为唱片产业将遗失大多数人，80%从网上下载歌曲的青少年。上个月的一项调查说，他们需要有一个合法的途径。音像产业必须马上把这个问题拿出来解决。

英国文化部的部长对政府的坚定立场绝不后悔。

你知道，我不能你袖手旁观，眼睁睁的看着我们如此有创造性的产业的价值被贬低。如果他们将来要像我们期待的那样成功，我们就必须不遗余力的保护他们的产权。

目前音乐产业正在实验一系列创新型的音乐模式，比如支持广告的音乐流，所有人可以下载的音乐指引服务，这些被认为是在今后的打击盗版的活动中比较有效的武器。

单词注解：

about-face彻底的改变
make no bones确信，毫无疑问