Research and development is very important in today's business world, and ideas are more valuable than many material things in the physical world.
研究和开发在今天的商业世界中非常重要，在现实世界，点子比其他许多物质东西更有价值。
For example, the raw materials used for making a car are not worth much until they are made into a car.
例如，制作小轿车的原材料并不怎么值钱，但但当它被制造成小轿车，它就值钱了。
What gives added value to these raw material, then, is the technology used. The technology is intellectual property.
那么，为这些原料提供附加值的就是所运用的技术。
Further, if a car company becomes popular because of its cars, then the company's brand name, the model name of the car, and even the style of the car may all have value as intellectual property.
而且，加入一家汽车公司由于他的汽车变得出名，那么这个公司的品牌名称，汽车的标准名称，甚至是汽车的样式可能都具有知识产权价值。
For these reason, it is also considered illegal to sell a product with the brand name of another company or product on it.
由于这些原因，收买标有其他品牌的产品也是违法的。
What are the problems?
问题是什么?
Many countries have no passed laws to protect intellectual property until very recently.
许多国家直到最近才通过了保护知识产权的法律。
In these countries, some companies have become rich by producing pirated goods, such as copies of expensive watches or purses, or copies of CDs or DVDs.
在这些国家，一些公司通过生产盗版产品挣钱，比如仿造名贵手表和钱包，或者盗版CD和DVD。