Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) unless OntheWeb is aware of Phoebe's violation. 
B) unless OntheWeb is not aware of Phoebe's violation. 
C) unless OntheWeb shuts down Phoebe after learning of the violation. 
D) under any circumstances. 
A) unless OntheWeb is aware of Phoebe's violation. 
B) unless OntheWeb is not aware of Phoebe's violation. 
C) unless OntheWeb shuts down Phoebe after learning of the violation. 
D) under any circumstances.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Oversight Corporation monitors employees' electronic communications made in the ordinary course of business.This

Accepted Answer

A) isa violation of the rights of Oversight's employee. 
B) iswithin Oversight's rights as an employer. 
C) isa subject for dispute resolution by the communications providers that Oversight uses. 
D) fallsunder the "business-extension exception" to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. 
A) isa violation of the rights of Oversight's employee. 
B) iswithin Oversight's rights as an employer. 
C) isa subject for dispute resolution by the communications providers that Oversight uses. 
D) fallsunder the "business-extension exception" to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cybersquatting occurs when key words are inserted into the hyper text markup language code to tell Internet browsers specific information about a Web page.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Social media posts have no uses in litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

It is frequently the companies rather than courts or legislatures that are defining the privacy rights of their online users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Auto Maker Components LLC is an employer based in Michigan.Michigan state law prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an employee or job applicant based on what the person has posted online.This applies to

Accepted Answer

A) social media sites. 
B) e-mail accounts. 
C) cloud storage accounts. 
D) all of the choices. 
A) social media sites. 
B) e-mail accounts. 
C) cloud storage accounts. 
D) all of the choices.

Question 11

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 12

ConnectWeb,Inc.,an Internet service provider (ISP),supplies information to the Federal Trade Commission concerning possible unfair or deceptive conduct in foreign jurisdictions.For this disclosure,federal law gives ConnectWeb and other ISPs immunity from liability.This is

Accepted Answer

A) goodwill. 
B) fair use. 
C) a safe harbor. 
D) a license. 
A) goodwill. 
B) fair use. 
C) a safe harbor. 
D) a license.

Question 13

Sly includes in his song "Sneaky" a few seconds of Wily's copyrighted sound recording "Wits" 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) nota "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) nota "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act. 
D) all of the choices.

Question 14

Without authorization,Brady uses the trademark of Ciera Coffee Company to promote cheap,flavorless candy,which is not similar to Ciera's products but diminishes the quality of the coffee company's mark.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 15

Downloading music into a computer's random access memory,or RAM,is not copyright infringement,even if it is done without authorization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) bring a suit against "John Doe" and use the authority of the court to obtain the identity from NuView. 
B) bring a suit against NuView for publishing the statements. 
C) counter the statements with its own posts in an effort to enhance the company's goodwill. 
D) post defamatory statements about NuView and its users. 
A) bring a suit against "John Doe" and use the authority of the court to obtain the identity from NuView. 
B) bring a suit against NuView for publishing the statements. 
C) counter the statements with its own posts in an effort to enhance the company's goodwill. 
D) post defamatory statements about NuView and its users.

Question 17

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 18

Stefano transfers copyrighted music recordings,without the copyright owners' authorization,to his friends.This is

Accepted Answer

A) copyright infringement. 
B) a license. 
C) a safe harbor. 
D) none of the choices. 
A) copyright infringement. 
B) a license. 
C) a safe harbor. 
D) none of the choices.

Question 19

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 20

A licensor might grant a license allowing a trademark to be used as part of a domain name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Internet Law,social Media,and Privacy

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

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

Oversight Corporation monitors employees' electronic communications made in the ordinary course of business.This

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

Cybersquatting occurs when key words are inserted into the hyper text markup language code to tell Internet browsers specific information about a Web page.

Social media posts have no uses in litigation.

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

It is frequently the companies rather than courts or legislatures that are defining the privacy rights of their online users.

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

Auto Maker Components LLC is an employer based in Michigan.Michigan state law prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an employee or job applicant based on what the person has posted online.This applies to

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

ConnectWeb,Inc.,an Internet service provider (ISP),supplies information to the Federal Trade Commission concerning possible unfair or deceptive conduct in foreign jurisdictions.For this disclosure,federal law gives ConnectWeb and other ISPs immunity from liability.This is

Sly includes in his song "Sneaky" a few seconds of Wily's copyrighted sound recording "Wits" without permission.Some federal courts have found that such digital sampling is

Without authorization,Brady uses the trademark of Ciera Coffee Company to promote cheap,flavorless candy,which is not similar to Ciera's products but diminishes the quality of the coffee company's mark.This is

Downloading music into a computer's random access memory,or RAM,is not copyright infringement,even if it is done without authorization.

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

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

Stefano transfers copyrighted music recordings,without the copyright owners' authorization,to his friends.This is

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

A licensor might grant a license allowing a trademark to be used as part of a domain name.

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