Question 1

Employees of Bodega Inc.maintain a password-protected social media page to "vent about work." Bodega learns of the page and intimidates the network that operates it into revealing the password.After reviewing the posts,Bodega fires the participants.Most likely,this is

Accepted Answer

A)  a violation of the Stored Communications Act. 
B)  within the employer's rights. 
C)  a subject for dispute resolution by the network. 
D)  a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 2

Volatile Investments Inc.sends e-mail ads to any e-mail address that the sender can find on the Web or otherwise generate.Under federal law,Volatile's marketing method

Accepted Answer

A)  may be permitted. 
B)  is prohibited. 
C)  must be reviewed by a federal agency. 
D)  is preempted.

Question 3

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act protects copyrighted material from piracy online.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Web Invest 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

Accepted Answer

A)  cybersquatting can flourish. 
B)  typosquatting occurs unintentionally through clerical misspellings. 
C)  brands and trademarks are automatically protected from cybersquatters. 
D)  the Federal Trade Commission can sanction Web Invest.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  an invasion of privacy. 
B)  trademark and copyright infringement. 
C)  digital sampling. 
D)  a distributed network.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

To maintain a claim of trademark dilution,the products involved must be similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Rue obtains permission from Saga Company to use the firm's game app on Rue's mobile devices.But Rue does not obtain ownership rights in the app.This is

Accepted Answer

A)  a license. 
B)  a cookie. 
C)  cloud computing. 
D)  a violation of the law.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Under the federal law protecting trademarks,"bad faith intent" is one element of a claim of illegal cybersquatting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Under the First Amendment,every U.S.citizen has a right to be forgotten with respect to outdated personal information otherwise searchable online.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Internet Law, social Media, and Privacy

Employees of Bodega Inc.maintain a password-protected social media page to "vent about work." Bodega learns of the page and intimidates the network that operates it into revealing the password.After reviewing the posts,Bodega fires the participants.Most likely,this is

Volatile Investments Inc.sends e-mail ads to any e-mail address that the sender can find on the Web or otherwise generate.Under federal law,Volatile's marketing method

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act protects copyrighted material from piracy online.

Web Invest 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

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

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

To maintain a claim of trademark dilution,the products involved must be similar.

Rue obtains permission from Saga Company to use the firm's game app on Rue's mobile devices.But Rue does not obtain ownership rights in the app.This is

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

Under the federal law protecting trademarks,"bad faith intent" is one element of a claim of illegal cybersquatting.

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

Under the First Amendment,every U.S.citizen has a right to be forgotten with respect to outdated personal information otherwise searchable online.