Exam 9: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy

BurgerBoy Restaurant Corporation allows its trademark to be used as part of a domain name for BurgerBoyNY, Inc., an unaffiliated company. BurgerBoyNY does not obtain ownership rights in the mark. This is

Federal law prevents a provider of communication services-such as a cell phone company-from divulging private communications to certain entities and individuals.

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

Criminal liability for the piracy of copyrighted materials extends only to persons who exchanged unauthorized copies for profit.

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

Online conduct gives rise to only a narrow variety of legal actions.

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

Web Marketing Inc. buys and sells domain names with the click of a mouse. A domain name can be bought and sold many times. Each change of owner is registered automatically as part of a mass registration. In this environment

An Internet service provider is liable for any act of copyright infringement by its customer.​

Federal law permits the intentional interception of any wire, oral, or electronic communication.

"Dawn" is a song included in the sound track of "eDay," a movie produced and distributed by FasTrac Corporation. The song features a digital sampling of a few seconds of the guitar solo of one of George Harrison's copyrighted sound recordings without permission. Does this digital sampling constitute copyright infringement on the part of FasTrac? Explain.

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

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

When you download an application on your smartphone, you are typically entering into a license agreement.

In some states, an unsolicited e-mail must include a toll-free phone number that the recipient can use to ask the sender to send no more unsolicited e-mail.

Penalties exist for anyone who circumvents encryption software or other technological antipiracy protection.

In an attempt to combat spam, thirty-seven states have enacted laws that prohibit or regulate its use.

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

The employees of Eco Engineering Inc. share company-related resources among multiple computers without requiring a central network server. This is

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