Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

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. B

Question 3

The employees of Eco Engineering Inc. share company-related resources among multiple computers without requiring a central network server. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  digital sampling.
B)  cybersquatting.
C)  cloud computing.
D)  peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. D

Question 4

Because federal wiretapping law was enacted before social media networks existed, it does not apply to communications through social media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Cybersquatting is legal when the person offering for sale a domain name that is the same as another's trademark intends to profit from the sale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Deals Inc. provides its sales representatives with phones to use in the ordinary course of business. Deals monitors the employees' electronic communications made through the phones. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  a violation of the rights of the employees.
B)  within the rights of the employer even if it did not provide the phones.
C)  a subject for dispute resolution by the phone service.
D)  a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 8

Mix Restaurant Corporation owns the trademark "Mix." Remix Café Company begins to use the mark without authorization as a domain name. Mix files a suit against Remix on a theory of trademark dilution. This claim requires proof that

Accepted Answer

A)  none of the choices.
B)  consumers are likely to be confused by the names.
C)  the products involved are similar.
D)  Mix has registered all variations of the name "Mix."

Question 9

CallTalk Corporation, a phone-time seller, uses its mark "calltalk" as its domain name. Later, Converse Inc. uses the domain name "callltalk" (a deliberate misspelling of "calltalk")without CallTalk's authorization, to sell sexually explicit phone conversations. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  a legitimate marketing technique.
B)  a fair use.
C)  a license.
D)  trademark dilution.

Question 10

Pilar registers a domain name-qualitytires.com-that is confusingly similar to the trademark of Quality Tires Inc. Pilar has a "bad faith intent" to profit from the mark by selling the name to Quality Tires. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  a legitimate business practice.
B)  illegal.
C)  a bid to obtain a license.
D)  trademark dilution.

Question 11

Afford Motors LLC, an auto broker, uses the trademark of Ford Motor Corporation in a meta tag without Ford's permission. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  cybersquatting.
B)  a legitimate business practice.
C)  trademark infringement.
D)  trademark dilution.

Question 12

An Internet service provider that terminates subscribers who infringe copyrights can qualify for a "safe harbor" under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Using another's trademark as a meta tag may be permissible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

BeFriends Corporation uses the trademark of Community Life Inc., a social media site, as a meta tag without Community Life's permission. This may be permissible

Accepted Answer

A)  if the appropriating site has nothing to do with the meta tag.
B)  if the two sites appear in the same search engine results.
C)  if the use constitutes trademark infringement.
D)  in none of these circumstances.

Question 15

Odell is an employee of Packing Corporation. She uses social media in a way that violates her employer's stated social media policies. Packing disciplines Odell and then, after a second transgression, fires her. 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 social media.
D)  a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 16

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 17

A social media post is not subject to discovery in litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sound Financials Corporation sends daily e-mail ads to its previous customers and those who have opted to receive the notices. The state in which the company is physically located has enacted an antispam law. Under federal law

Accepted Answer

A)  the application of federal law to Sound's ads is preempted.
B)  Sound's ads are required to be reviewed by a federal agency.
C)  Sound's ads are prohibited.
D)  the application of the state's law to Sound's ads is preempted.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

No court has held that it is legally acceptable for law enforcement to set up a phony social media account to catch a suspect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Internet Law Social Media and Privacy

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

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 employees of Eco Engineering Inc. share company-related resources among multiple computers without requiring a central network server. This is

Because federal wiretapping law was enacted before social media networks existed, it does not apply to communications through social media.

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

Cybersquatting is legal when the person offering for sale a domain name that is the same as another's trademark intends to profit from the sale.

Deals Inc. provides its sales representatives with phones to use in the ordinary course of business. Deals monitors the employees' electronic communications made through the phones. This is

Mix Restaurant Corporation owns the trademark "Mix." Remix Café Company begins to use the mark without authorization as a domain name. Mix files a suit against Remix on a theory of trademark dilution. This claim requires proof that

CallTalk Corporation, a phone-time seller, uses its mark "calltalk" as its domain name. Later, Converse Inc. uses the domain name "callltalk" (a deliberate misspelling of "calltalk") without CallTalk's authorization, to sell sexually explicit phone conversations. This is

Pilar registers a domain name-qualitytires.com-that is confusingly similar to the trademark of Quality Tires Inc. Pilar has a "bad faith intent" to profit from the mark by selling the name to Quality Tires. This is

Afford Motors LLC, an auto broker, uses the trademark of Ford Motor Corporation in a meta tag without Ford's permission. This is

An Internet service provider that terminates subscribers who infringe copyrights can qualify for a "safe harbor" under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Using another's trademark as a meta tag may be permissible.

BeFriends Corporation uses the trademark of Community Life Inc., a social media site, as a meta tag without Community Life's permission. This may be permissible

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

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

A social media post is not subject to discovery in litigation.

Sound Financials Corporation sends daily e-mail ads to its previous customers and those who have opted to receive the notices. The state in which the company is physically located has enacted an antispam law. Under federal law

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

No court has held that it is legally acceptable for law enforcement to set up a phony social media account to catch a suspect.