Ch 9 Internet Law Flashcards
Federal CAN-SPAM act
Permits sending of unsolicited commercial email but prohibits certain types of spamming activities
US safe web act
Allows FTC to share info with foreign agencies that investigate and prosecute cyber crimes.
Cybersquatting
Act of registering someone’s name before them and selling it to them
Applicability and sanctions of the ACPA
Applies to all domain name registrations of trademarks
Meta tags
Key words that give internet specific info and increase likelihood that a site will be included in search research
Dilution
When trademarks used without authorization that diminishes distinctive quality of mark
Digital millennium copyright act
Provides civil and criminal penalties to circumvent encryption software
File sharing technology
Peer to peer networking, use of distributed networks
Cloud computing
Delivers a single application through a browser to multiple users
Stored communications act
Prohibits intentional and unauthorized access to stored electronic communications
