Question 1

Much of the material on the Internet, including software and database information, is not copyrighted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Employees of Bodegas & Bistros Inc. (2B) maintain a password-protected social media page to "vent about work." When 2B learns of the page, the company intimidates the network that operates the page into revealing the password, and after reviewing the posts, fires the participants. Most likely, this is​

Accepted Answer

A) a violation of the Stored Communications Act. 
B) within 2B's rights as an employer. 
C) a subject for dispute resolution by the communications providers that the employees' page uses. 
D) a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.Fact Pattern 5-1 Sound Financials Corporation sends daily e-mail ads to its previous customers and those who have opted to receive the notices.Instable Investments, Inc., sends e-mail ads to any e-mail address that Instable can find on the Web or otherwise generate. 
A) a violation of the Stored Communications Act. 
B) within 2B's rights as an employer. 
C) a subject for dispute resolution by the communications providers that the employees' page uses. 
D) a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.Fact Pattern 5-1 Sound Financials Corporation sends daily e-mail ads to its previous customers and those who have opted to receive the notices.Instable Investments, Inc., sends e-mail ads to any e-mail address that Instable can find on the Web or otherwise generate. A

Question 3

To protect domain name rights from would-be cybersquatters and typosquatters, AgriBusiness Inc. and other large corporations may have to​

Accepted Answer

A) register thousands of domain names across the globe. 
B) pay the owners of Web sites with identical or confusingly similar domain names for the number of unique visits, or hits, to the sites. 
C) change their domain names to avoid identical or confusingly similar domain names. 
D) change their trademarks to avoid identical or confusingly similar domain names.Fact Pattern 5-1 Sound Financials Corporation sends daily e-mail ads to its previous customers and those who have opted to receive the notices.Instable Investments, Inc., sends e-mail ads to any e-mail address that Instable can find on the Web or otherwise generate. 
A) register thousands of domain names across the globe. 
B) pay the owners of Web sites with identical or confusingly similar domain names for the number of unique visits, or hits, to the sites. 
C) change their domain names to avoid identical or confusingly similar domain names. 
D) change their trademarks to avoid identical or confusingly similar domain names.Fact Pattern 5-1 Sound Financials Corporation sends daily e-mail ads to its previous customers and those who have opted to receive the notices.Instable Investments, Inc., sends e-mail ads to any e-mail address that Instable can find on the Web or otherwise generate. A

Question 4

Dana downloads music into her computer's random access memory, or RAM, without authorization. This is​

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) within Dana's rights as a computer user. 
C) a basis of liability for the computer maker if it does not act against Dana. 
D) none of the choices.Fact Pattern 5-2 CallTalk Corporation, a smartphone and phone-time seller, chooses to use and register "calltalk" as its domain name.Later, CallTalk's less successful competitor, CellTalk Company, chooses to use and register "caltalk" (an intentional misspelling of "calltalk") as its domain name.Still later, Call&Talk, Inc., uses the domain name "calltalk" (also a deliberate misspelling of "calltalk") without CallTalk's authorization, to sell pornographic phone conversations. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) within Dana's rights as a computer user. 
C) a basis of liability for the computer maker if it does not act against Dana. 
D) none of the choices.Fact Pattern 5-2 CallTalk Corporation, a smartphone and phone-time seller, chooses to use and register "calltalk" as its domain name.Later, CallTalk's less successful competitor, CellTalk Company, chooses to use and register "caltalk" (an intentional misspelling of "calltalk") as its domain name.Still later, Call&Talk, Inc., uses the domain name "calltalk" (also a deliberate misspelling of "calltalk") without CallTalk's authorization, to sell pornographic phone conversations.

Question 5

To test computer security and conduct encryption research, Tech Solutions Inc. circumvents the encryption software and other technological antipiracy protection of United Business Corporation's software. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, this is​

Accepted Answer

A) a violation of copyright law. 
B) prohibited but not a violation of copyright law. 
C) a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act. 
D) permitted for reconsideration every three years. 
A) a violation of copyright law. 
B) prohibited but not a violation of copyright law. 
C) a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act. 
D) permitted for reconsideration every three years.

Question 6

Downloading music into a computer's random access memory, or RAM, is not copyright infringement, even if it is done without authorization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Law enforcement uses social media to detect and prosecute criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Federal law permits the sending of unsolicited commercial e-mail and does not prohibit spamming activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sonya and other employees of TransGlobal Inc. maintain a password-protected social media page on which they post comments on work-related issues. The posts range from positive to negative, supporting the page's purpose to "vent about work." When TransGlobal learns of the page, the company intimidates Sonya into revealing the password, and after reviewing the posts, fires her and the other participants. Which federal law discussed in this chapter most likely applies to this situation? Has this law been violated? Discuss.

Accepted Answer

The federal law discussed in this chapte

Question 10

A claim of trademark dilution requires proof that consumers are likely to be confused by a connection between the unauthorized use and the mark.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A licensor might grant a license allowing a trademark to be used as part of a domain name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Refer to Fact Pattern 5-2. Call&Talk's use of the domain name "calltalk," without CallTalk's authorization, to sell pornographic phone conversations, is​

Accepted Answer

A) a legitimate marketing technique. 
B) a fair use. 
C) a license. 
D) trademark dilution. 
A) a legitimate marketing technique. 
B) a fair use. 
C) a license. 
D) trademark dilution.

Question 13

Sales & Revenue, Inc., discovers that defamatory statements about its policies and products are being posted in an online forum. TransWeb Inc., the Internet service provider whose users are posting the messages, refuses to disclose the identity of the person or persons responsible. Sales & Revenue files a suit against the anonymous users. The plaintiff can obtain from TransWeb the identity of the persons responsible for the defamatory messages by​

Accepted Answer

A) using the authority of the court. 
B) gaining unauthorized access to TransWeb's servers. 
C) deceiving TransWeb into revealing the posters' identities. 
D) no legal or illegal means. 
A) using the authority of the court. 
B) gaining unauthorized access to TransWeb's servers. 
C) deceiving TransWeb into revealing the posters' identities. 
D) no legal or illegal means.

Question 14

Eve and other users of Facebook and other social networking sites post trademarked images and copyrighted materials on these sites without permission. This is​

Accepted Answer

A) a violation of the intellectual property rights of the owners of the images and materials. 
B) within the rights of the users of social networks. 
C) a subject for dispute resolution by the providers of the social networks. 
D) a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. 
A) a violation of the intellectual property rights of the owners of the images and materials. 
B) within the rights of the users of social networks. 
C) a subject for dispute resolution by the providers of the social networks. 
D) a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 15

Employees' posts on social media may be protected under labor law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

File-sharing software can be used to download others' copyrighted property without liability for any infringement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Global Reach Corporation uses invisible files created on the computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices of visitors to its Web sites to track the users' browsing activities. These files are​

Accepted Answer

A) licenses. 
B) cookies. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) a violation of the law. 
A) licenses. 
B) cookies. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) a violation of the law.

Question 18

Cybersquatting is illegal only if a domain name is identical to the trademark of another, not if the name is merely confusingly similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Stefano transfers copyrighted music recordings, without the copyright owners' authorization, to his friends. This is​

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) a license. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) none of the choices. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) a license. 
C) trademark infringement. 
D) none of the choices.

Question 20

Riley obtains permission from Saga Company to use the firm's game app on Riley's smartphone, tablet, and other mobile device. But Riley does not obtain ownership rights in the app. This is​

Accepted Answer

A) a license. 
B) a cookie. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) a violation of the law. 
A) a license. 
B) a cookie. 
C) cloud computing. 
D) a violation of the law.

Exam 5: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy

Much of the material on the Internet, including software and database information, is not copyrighted.

To protect domain name rights from would-be cybersquatters and typosquatters, AgriBusiness Inc. and other large corporations may have to​

Dana downloads music into her computer's random access memory, or RAM, without authorization. This is​

To test computer security and conduct encryption research, Tech Solutions Inc. circumvents the encryption software and other technological antipiracy protection of United Business Corporation's software. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, this is​

Downloading music into a computer's random access memory, or RAM, is not copyright infringement, even if it is done without authorization.

Law enforcement uses social media to detect and prosecute criminals.

Federal law permits the sending of unsolicited commercial e-mail and does not prohibit spamming activities.

A claim of trademark dilution requires proof that consumers are likely to be confused by a connection between the unauthorized use and the mark.

A licensor might grant a license allowing a trademark to be used as part of a domain name.

Refer to Fact Pattern 5-2. Call&Talk's use of the domain name "calltalk," without CallTalk's authorization, to sell pornographic phone conversations, is​

Eve and other users of Facebook and other social networking sites post trademarked images and copyrighted materials on these sites without permission. This is​

Employees' posts on social media may be protected under labor law.

File-sharing software can be used to download others' copyrighted property without liability for any infringement.

Global Reach Corporation uses invisible files created on the computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices of visitors to its Web sites to track the users' browsing activities. These files are​

Cybersquatting is illegal only if a domain name is identical to the trademark of another, not if the name is merely confusingly similar.

Stefano transfers copyrighted music recordings, without the copyright owners' authorization, to his friends. This is​

Riley obtains permission from Saga Company to use the firm's game app on Riley's smartphone, tablet, and other mobile device. But Riley does not obtain ownership rights in the app. This is​

Legal and Constitutional Foundations of Business

Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Tort Law and Product Liability

Intellectual Property

Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Business Ethics

Agreement and Consideration in Contracts

Capacity, Legality, and Enforceability

Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies

Sales and Lease Contracts

Performance and Breach in Sales and Lease Contracts

Consumer Law

Negotiable Instruments

Banking in the Digital Age

Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy

Agency Relationships in Business

Employment Law

The Entrepreneurs Options

Corporations

Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance

Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition

Personal Property, Bailments, and Insurance

Real Property and Environmental Law

International Law in a Global Economy

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To protect domain name rights from would-be cybersquatters and typosquatters, AgriBusiness Inc. and other large corporations may have to

Dana downloads music into her computer's random access memory, or RAM, without authorization. This is

To test computer security and conduct encryption research, Tech Solutions Inc. circumvents the encryption software and other technological antipiracy protection of United Business Corporation's software. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, this is

Refer to Fact Pattern 5-2. Call&Talk's use of the domain name "calltalk," without CallTalk's authorization, to sell pornographic phone conversations, is

Eve and other users of Facebook and other social networking sites post trademarked images and copyrighted materials on these sites without permission. This is

Global Reach Corporation uses invisible files created on the computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices of visitors to its Web sites to track the users' browsing activities. These files are

Stefano transfers copyrighted music recordings, without the copyright owners' authorization, to his friends. This is

Riley obtains permission from Saga Company to use the firm's game app on Riley's smartphone, tablet, and other mobile device. But Riley does not obtain ownership rights in the app. This is