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

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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"Dawn" is a song included in the sound track of "eDay," a movie produced and distributed by FasTrac Corporation.The song features a digital sampling of a few seconds of the guitar solo of one of George Harrison's copyrighted sound recordings without permission.Does this digital sampling constitute copyright infringement on the part of FasTrac? Explain.

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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​


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.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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

A) True
B) False

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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​


A) a violation of copyright law.
B) a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act.
C) not a "fair use" exception to the provisions of the act.
D) all of the choices.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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

A) True
B) False

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


A) cybersquatting.
B) typosquatting.
C) trademark infringement.
D) trademark dilution.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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


A) using the authority of the court.
B) gaining unauthorized access to TransWeb's servers.
C) deceiving TransWeb into revealing the posters' identities.
D) no legal or illegal means.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Federal law permits the intentional interception of any wire,oral,or electronic communication.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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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​


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

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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

A) True
B) False

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April and other employees of Bodegas & Bistros Inc.(2B) maintain a password-protected social media page to "vent about work." When 2B learns of the page,the company intimidates April into revealing the password,and after reviewing the posts,fires her and the other participants.Most likely,this is​


A) a violation of the Stored Communications Act.
B) within 2B's rights as an employer.
C) a subject for dispute resolution by the communications providers that the employees' page uses.
D) a "business-extension exception" under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Because of the loss of significant amounts of revenue as a result of unauthorized digital downloads,file-sharing has created problems for​


A) the motion picture industry.
B) recording artists and their labels.
C) the companies that distribute file-sharing software.
D) all of the choices.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Tech Outsourcing,Inc.,registers a domain name that is the same as,or confusingly similar to,the trademark of Tech Resourcing Corporation and then offers to sell the domain name back to Tech Resourcing.This is​


A) cybersquatting.
B) typosquatting.
C) trademark infringement.
D) trademark dilution.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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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​


A) no states.
B) most states but not by the federal government.
C) all states and by the federal government.
D) four states.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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


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.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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