Chapter 9 quiz Flashcards
Basso downloads to his computer several of Dante’s copyrighted sound recordings without permission. Basso shares these recordings through a P2P network, but requires everyone who downloads the songs to sign an agreement stating they will not sell the songs. This is
a. not a “fair use” exception to the provisions of the act.
b. a “fair use” exception to the provisions of the act.
c. all of the choices.
d. a violation of copyright law.
a
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
a. if the two sites appear in the same search engine results.
b. if the appropriating site has nothing to do with the meta tag.
c. under no circumstances.
d. if the use constitutes trademark infringement.
c
BurgerBoy Restaurant Corporation allows its trademark to be used as part of a domain name for BurgerBoyNY, Inc., an unaffiliated company. BurgerBoyNY does not obtain ownership rights in the mark. This is
a. trademark dilution.
b. trademark infringement.
c. a license.
d. fair use.
c
Eddie and other users of Facebook and other social networking sites post trademarked images and copyrighted materials on these sites without permission. This is
a. a “business-extension exception” under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
b. within the rights of the users of social networks.
c. a subject for dispute resolution by the providers of the social networks.
d. a violation of the intellectual property rights of the owners of the images and materials.
d
Employees, clients, and others with authorization use World Transport Corporation’s network around the globe to share computer files. This is
a. digital sampling.
b. trademark and copyright infringement.
c. an invasion of privacy.
d. a distributed network.
d
Fruit Packers, Inc., provides its sales representatives with phones to use in the ordinary course of business. Fruit monitors the employees’ electronic communications made through the phones. This is
a. a subject for dispute resolution by Fruit’s phone service.
b. a “business-extension exception” under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
c. a violation of the rights of Fruit’s employees.
d. within Fruit’s rights even if the employer did not provide the phones.
b
Far & Wide Corporation uses the trademark of Google Inc. in a meta tag without Google’s permission. This is
a. typosquatting.
b. cybersquatting.
c. trademark dilution.
d. trademark infringement
d
Grain Mill Company brings a suit against Milled Grain Company under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, alleging that Milled Grain is profiting from a domain name that is confusingly similar to Grain Mill’s trademark. If Grain Mill is successful, a recovery may include
a. statutory damages no greater than $1,000.
b. actual damages and profits in any amount.
c. all of the choices.
d. statutory damages no less than $100,000.
b
Interactive Entertainment Corporation markets its products online. Through the use of cookies, Interactive Entertainment and other online marketers can
a. attack competitors’ Web sites.
b. “sweet talk” consumers into buying certain products.
c. gain access to competitors’ servers.
d. track individuals’ Web browsing activities.
d
Jason transfers select copyrighted music recordings, without the copyright owners’ authorization, through his computer and phone to his friends. Jason does not charge his friends for his “service.” This is
a. copyright infringement.
b. a license.
c. goodwill.
d. “fair use.”
a
