Question 1

Interactive Entertainment Corporation markets its products online. Through the use of cookies, Interactive Entertainment and other online marketers can

Accepted Answer

A)  ​track individuals' Web browsing activities. 
B)  ​gain access to competitors' servers. 
C)  ​"sweet talk" consumers into buying certain products. 
D)  ​attack competitors' Web sites. 
A)  ​track individuals' Web browsing activities. 
B)  ​gain access to competitors' servers. 
C)  ​"sweet talk" consumers into buying certain products. 
D)  ​attack competitors' Web sites.

Question 2

Broadband, Inc., an Internet service provider, supplies information to the Federal Trade Commission concerning possible unfair or deceptive ads originating in a foreign jurisdiction. Under federal law, Broadband is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​immune from liability. 
B)  ​subject to liability if the information is false. 
C)  ​subject to liability if the ads were sent through B's service. 
D)  ​subject to liability in the foreign jurisdiction, but not in the United States. 
A)  ​immune from liability. 
B)  ​subject to liability if the information is false. 
C)  ​subject to liability if the ads were sent through B's service. 
D)  ​subject to liability in the foreign jurisdiction, but not in the United States.

Question 3

ConnectWeb, Inc., operates a subscription-based service that extends the software and storage capabilities of its subscribers. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​dilution. 
B)  ​peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. 
C)  ​cloud computing. 
D)  ​a distributed network. 
A)  ​dilution. 
B)  ​peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. 
C)  ​cloud computing. 
D)  ​a distributed network.

Question 4

Jason transfers select copyrighted music recordings, without the copyright owners' authorization, through his computer and phone to his friends. Jason does not charge his friends for his "service." This is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​copyright infringement. 
B)  ​a license. 
C)  ​goodwill. 
D)  ​"fair use." 
A)  ​copyright infringement. 
B)  ​a license. 
C)  ​goodwill. 
D)  ​"fair use."

Question 5

No federal court has held that digitally sampling a copyrighted sound recording of any length constitutes copyright infringement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"Bad faith intent" is too subjective to be an element of a cause of action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Online defamation is wrongfully hurting a person's reputation by communicating false statements about that person to others online.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Using a domain name that is identical or similar to the trademark of a competitor represents an attempt to profit from the competitor's goodwill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Fact Pattern 9-2​
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 "callltalk" (also a deliberate misspelling of "calltalk") without CallTalk's authorization, to sell pornographic phone conversations.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 9-2. Call&Talk's use of the domain name "callltalk," 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 10

InfoFree Inc. makes and sells devices and services for the circumvention of encryption 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 11

Omni Corporation provides tablets for its employees to use "in the ordinary course of its business." Omni intercepts the employees' business communications made on these devices. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  a violation of the rights of Omni's employees.​ 
B)  ​a matter for which Omni must obtain its employees' consent. 
C)  ​a subject for dispute resolution by Omni's Internet service provider. 
D)  ​excluded from the coverage of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. 
A)  a violation of the rights of Omni's employees.​ 
B)  ​a matter for which Omni must obtain its employees' consent. 
C)  ​a subject for dispute resolution by Omni's Internet service provider. 
D)  ​excluded from the coverage of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 12

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.

Exam 9: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy

Interactive Entertainment Corporation markets its products online. Through the use of cookies, Interactive Entertainment and other online marketers can

Broadband, Inc., an Internet service provider, supplies information to the Federal Trade Commission concerning possible unfair or deceptive ads originating in a foreign jurisdiction. Under federal law, Broadband is

ConnectWeb, Inc., operates a subscription-based service that extends the software and storage capabilities of its subscribers. This is

Jason transfers select copyrighted music recordings, without the copyright owners' authorization, through his computer and phone to his friends. Jason does not charge his friends for his "service." This is

No federal court has held that digitally sampling a copyrighted sound recording of any length constitutes copyright infringement.

"Bad faith intent" is too subjective to be an element of a cause of action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.

Online defamation is wrongfully hurting a person's reputation by communicating false statements about that person to others online.

Using a domain name that is identical or similar to the trademark of a competitor represents an attempt to profit from the competitor's goodwill.

InfoFree Inc. makes and sells devices and services for the circumvention of encryption software. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, this is

Omni Corporation provides tablets for its employees to use "in the ordinary course of its business." Omni intercepts the employees' business communications made on these devices. This is

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

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Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Court Procedures

Business and the Constitution

Business Ethics

Tort Law

Strict Liability and Product Liability

Intellectual Property Rights

Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Nature and Terminology

Agreement in Traditional and E-Contracts

Consideration

Capacity and Legality

Mistakes, Fraud, and Voluntary Consent

The Writing Requirement in Our Digital World

Third Party Rights

Performance and Discharge

Breach of Contract and Remedies

The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest

Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

Warranties

International and Space Law

Negotiable Instruments

Transferability and Holder in Due Course

Liability, Defenses, and Discharge

Banking in the Digital Age

Creditors Rights and Remedies

Secured Transactions

Bankruptcy Law

Agency Formation and Duties

Agency Liability and Termination

Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law

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Small Businesses and Franchises

All Forms of Partnerships

Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms

Corporate Formation and Financing

Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders

Mergers and Takeovers

Investor Protection, Insider Trading, and Corporate Governance

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Consumer Law

Environmental Protection

Antitrust Law

Professional Liability and Accountability

Personal Property and Bailments

Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law

Insurance

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The Legal Environment of Business

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Business Organizations

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