Question 1

Employees, clients, and others with authorization use World Transport Corporation's network around the globe to share computer files. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​an invasion of privacy. 
B)  ​trademark and copyright infringement. 
C)  ​digital sampling. 
D)  ​a distributed network. 
A)  ​an invasion of privacy. 
B)  ​trademark and copyright infringement. 
C)  ​digital sampling. 
D)  ​a distributed network. D

Question 2

Using another's trademark in a meta tag does not normally constitute trademark infringement, even if it is done without the owner's permission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Because of the loss of significant amounts of revenue as a result of unauthorized digital downloads, file-sharing has created problems for

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the motion picture industry. 
B)  ​recording artists and their labels. 
C)  ​the companies that distribute file-sharing software. 
D)  ​all of the choices. 
A)  ​the motion picture industry. 
B)  ​recording artists and their labels. 
C)  ​the companies that distribute file-sharing software. 
D)  ​all of the choices. D

Question 4

Robert registers a domain name-sweetfriedpotatos.com-that is a misspelling of a popular brand-sweetfriedpotatoes.com. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​cybersquatting. 
B)  ​typosquatting. 
C)  ​trademark infringement. 
D)  ​trademark dilution. 
A)  ​cybersquatting. 
B)  ​typosquatting. 
C)  ​trademark infringement. 
D)  ​trademark dilution.

Question 5

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 6

Social media users can post trademarked images or copyrighted materials without infringing the owners' rights, even if it is done without permission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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. 
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.

Question 8

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act applies to most, but not all, domain name registrations of trademarks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An employer may have a right to terminate a person based on his or her violation of the employer's social media policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a violation of the Stored Communications Act. 
B)  ​within B&B's rights as an employer. 
C)  ​a subject for dispute resolution by B&B's Internet service. 
D)  ​a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.​ 
A)  ​a violation of the Stored Communications Act. 
B)  ​within B&B's rights as an employer. 
C)  ​a subject for dispute resolution by B&B's Internet service. 
D)  ​a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.​

Question 11

Tech Outsourcing, Inc., registers a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of Tech Resourcing Corporation and then offers to sell the domain name back to Tech Resourcing. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​cybersquatting. 
B)  ​typosquatting. 
C)  ​trademark infringement. 
D)  ​trademark dilution. 
A)  ​cybersquatting. 
B)  ​typosquatting. 
C)  ​trademark infringement. 
D)  ​trademark dilution.

Question 12

A social media post cannot be used to invalidate a settlement agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

BeFriends Corporation uses the trademark of Community Life Inc., a social media site, as a meta tag without Community Life's permission. This may be permissible

Accepted Answer

A)  ​if the appropriating site has nothing to do with the meta tag. 
B)  ​if the two sites appear in the same search engine results. 
C)  ​if the use constitutes trademark infringement. 
D)  ​under no circumstances. 
A)  ​if the appropriating site has nothing to do with the meta tag. 
B)  ​if the two sites appear in the same search engine results. 
C)  ​if the use constitutes trademark infringement. 
D)  ​under no circumstances.

Question 14

Basso includes in his song "Chords" a few seconds of Dante's copyrighted sound recording "Etudes" without permission. Some federal courts have found that such digital sampling is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a violation of copyright law. 
B)  ​a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act. 
C)  ​not a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act. 
D)  ​all of the choices. 
A)  ​a violation of copyright law. 
B)  ​a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act. 
C)  ​not a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act. 
D)  ​all of the choices.

Question 15

Fact Pattern 14-1
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.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 14-1. In those states with antispam laws, federal law

Accepted Answer

A)  ​prohibits or regulates the use of spam. 
B)  ​requires the use of spam by business entities. 
C)  ​bans the use of spam altogether. 
D)  ​preempts the application of state law to commercial e-mail with certain exceptions. 
A)  ​prohibits or regulates the use of spam. 
B)  ​requires the use of spam by business entities. 
C)  ​bans the use of spam altogether. 
D)  ​preempts the application of state law to commercial e-mail with certain exceptions.

Question 16

The manufacture, import, sale, and distribution of devices or services for the circumvention of encryption software is prohibited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Eddie 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 18

Cybersquatting occurs when key words are inserted into a Web site's keywords coding to tell Internet browsers specific information about a Web page.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Social media posts are routinely included in discovery in litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Employees, clients, and others with authorization use World Transport Corporation's network around the globe to share computer files. This is

Using another's trademark in a meta tag does not normally constitute trademark infringement, even if it is done without the owner's permission.

Because of the loss of significant amounts of revenue as a result of unauthorized digital downloads, file-sharing has created problems for

Robert registers a domain name-sweetfriedpotatos.com-that is a misspelling of a popular brand-sweetfriedpotatoes.com. 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

Social media users can post trademarked images or copyrighted materials without infringing the owners' rights, even if it is done without permission.

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

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act applies to most, but not all, domain name registrations of trademarks.

An employer may have a right to terminate a person based on his or her violation of the employer's social media policy.

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

Tech Outsourcing, Inc., registers a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of Tech Resourcing Corporation and then offers to sell the domain name back to Tech Resourcing. This is

A social media post cannot be used to invalidate a settlement agreement.

BeFriends Corporation uses the trademark of Community Life Inc., a social media site, as a meta tag without Community Life's permission. This may be permissible

Basso includes in his song "Chords" a few seconds of Dante's copyrighted sound recording "Etudes" without permission. Some federal courts have found that such digital sampling is

The manufacture, import, sale, and distribution of devices or services for the circumvention of encryption software is prohibited.

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

Cybersquatting occurs when key words are inserted into a Web site's keywords coding to tell Internet browsers specific information about a Web page.

Social media posts are routinely included in discovery in litigation.

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

Law and Legal Reasoning

Business and the Constitution

Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Tort Law

Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Business Ethics

Nature and Terminology

Agreement in Traditional and E-Contracts

Consideration, Capacity, and Legality

Defenses to Contract Enforceability

Third Party Rights and Discharge

Breach of Contract and Remedies

Intellectual Property Rights

The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

Performance, Breach, and Warranties of Sales and Lease Contracts

Agency Relationships in Business

Small Businesses and Limited Liability Companies

Corporations

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Exam 14: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy

Employees, clients, and others with authorization use World Transport Corporation's network around the globe to share computer files. This is

Using another's trademark in a meta tag does not normally constitute trademark infringement, even if it is done without the owner's permission.

Because of the loss of significant amounts of revenue as a result of unauthorized digital downloads, file-sharing has created problems for

Robert registers a domain name-sweetfriedpotatos.com-that is a misspelling of a popular brand-sweetfriedpotatoes.com. 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

Social media users can post trademarked images or copyrighted materials without infringing the owners' rights, even if it is done without permission.

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

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act applies to most, but not all, domain name registrations of trademarks.

An employer may have a right to terminate a person based on his or her violation of the employer's social media policy.

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

Tech Outsourcing, Inc., registers a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of Tech Resourcing Corporation and then offers to sell the domain name back to Tech Resourcing. This is

A social media post cannot be used to invalidate a settlement agreement.

BeFriends Corporation uses the trademark of Community Life Inc., a social media site, as a meta tag without Community Life's permission. This may be permissible

Basso includes in his song "Chords" a few seconds of Dante's copyrighted sound recording "Etudes" without permission. Some federal courts have found that such digital sampling is

The manufacture, import, sale, and distribution of devices or services for the circumvention of encryption software is prohibited.

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

Cybersquatting occurs when key words are inserted into a Web site's keywords coding to tell Internet browsers specific information about a Web page.

Social media posts are routinely included in discovery in litigation.

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

Law and Legal Reasoning

Business and the Constitution

Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Tort Law

Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Business Ethics

Nature and Terminology

Agreement in Traditional and E-Contracts

Consideration, Capacity, and Legality

Defenses to Contract Enforceability

Third Party Rights and Discharge

Breach of Contract and Remedies

Intellectual Property Rights

The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

Performance, Breach, and Warranties of Sales and Lease Contracts

Agency Relationships in Business

Small Businesses and Limited Liability Companies

Corporations

Filters