Exam 6: Internet Law,social Media,and Privacy

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

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

Paige applies to work for Quibbling & Company.Reece applies for admittance to State University.As part of their applications,Paige and Reece are asked to divulge their social media passwords.Legislation that protects individuals from having to disclose their social media passwords has been enacted in

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

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

Fact Pattern 6-2 CallTalk Corporation,a smartphone and phone-time seller,chooses to use and register "calltalk" as its second-level domain.Later,CallTalk's less successful competitor,CellTalk Company,chooses to use and register "caltalk" (an intentional misspelling of "calltalk") as its second-level domain.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 6-2.CallTalk wants to sue Call&Talk for its unauthorized use of the domain name "callltalk." Before bringing the suit,CallTalk has to ask the court for a subpoena to discover

Cyber torts are torts that arise from online conduct.

Fact Pattern 6-2 CallTalk Corporation,a smartphone and phone-time seller,chooses to use and register "calltalk" as its second-level domain.Later,CallTalk's less successful competitor,CellTalk Company,chooses to use and register "caltalk" (an intentional misspelling of "calltalk") as its second-level domain.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 6-2.Call&Talk's use of the domain name "callltalk," without CallTalk's authorization,to sell pornographic phone conversations,is

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.

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

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

Federal law permits the intentional accessing of stored electronic communication even if the accessing is unauthorized.

Fact Pattern 6-1 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 6-1.One of the advertisers-either Sound Financials or Instable Investments-is acting within the bounds of federal law.Federal law permits the sending of

Federal law prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from cooperating and sharing information with foreign agencies in investigating and prosecuting those involved in spamming.

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.

Omni Corporation provides cell phones,laptops,and 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

Fact Pattern 6-2 CallTalk Corporation,a smartphone and phone-time seller,chooses to use and register "calltalk" as its second-level domain.Later,CallTalk's less successful competitor,CellTalk Company,chooses to use and register "caltalk" (an intentional misspelling of "calltalk") as its second-level domain.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 6-2.By using a similar domain name to CallTalk's,CellTalk is most likely attempting to profit from its competitor's

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

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

To maintain a suit for the invasion of privacy,a person must have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the particular situation.