Exam 7: Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy

Keisha is an employee of Leeway Corporation. She uses social media in a way that violates her employer's stated social media policies. Leeway first disciplinesits employee and then, after a second transgression, fires her. This is

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

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

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

Using a domain name that is identical or similar to the trademark of another is legal.

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 & Revenuefiles a suit against the anonymous users. The plaintiff can obtain from TransWeb the identity of the persons responsible for the defamatory messages by

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

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

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

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

Rowan registers a domain name—sweetfriedpotatos.com—that is a misspelling of a popular brand—sweetfriedpotatoes.com. This is

The law does not restrict the "fair use" of methods for the circumvention of encryption software or other technological antipiracy protection for educational and other noncommercial purposes.

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

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

Cyber torts are torts that arise from online conduct.

Law enforcement uses social media to detect and prosecute criminals.

Mobile Device Company (MDC) discovers that defamatory statements about its policies and products are being posted in an online forum. NuView Inc., the Internet service provider whose users are posting the messages, refuses to disclose the identity of the person or persons responsible. MDC should

Justin's posts on Facebook provide information that establishes his intent and what he knew at a particular time, indicating potential liability. For this and other reasons, social media posts are often

OntheWeb Company is an Internet service provider. OntheWeb's customer Phoebe commits copyright infringement. OntheWeb is not liable for Phoebe's activity

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