Internet Law, Social Media, Privacy (Chapter 9) Flashcards
Rowan registers a domain name—sweetfriedpotatos.com—that is a misspelling of a popular brand—sweetfriedpotatoes.com. This is
typosquatting.
OntheWeb Company is an Internet service provider. OntheWeb’s customer Phoebe commits copyright infringement. OntheWeb is not liable for Phoebe’s activity
unless OntheWeb is aware of Phoebe’s violation.
Global Reach Corporation uses invisible files created on the computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices of visitors to its Web sites to track the users’ browsing activities. These files are
b. cookies.
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.
The employees of The Car Company share company-related resources among multiple computers without requiring a central network server. This is
c. cloud computing.
InfoFree Inc. makes and sells devices and services for the circumvention of encryption software and other technological antipiracy protection. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, this is
a violation of copyright law.
Omni Corporation provides cell phones, laptops, and tablets for its employees to use “in the ordinary course of its business.” Omni intercepts the employees’ business communications made on these devices. This is
excluded from the coverage of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Dana downloads music into her computer’s random access memory, or RAM, without authorization. This is
copyright infringement.
Keisha is an employee of Leeway Corporation. She uses social media in a way that violates her employer’s stated social media policies. Leeway first disciplines its employee and then, after a second transgression, fires her. This is
within Leeway’s rights as an employer.
Employees, clients, and others with authorization use World Transport Corporation’s network around the globe to share computer files. This is
a distributed network.
Oversight Corporation monitors employees’ electronic communications made in the ordinary course of business. This is
a “business-extension exception” under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Stefano transfers copyrighted music recordings, without the copyright owners’ authorization, to his friends. This is
copyright infringement.
Eve and other users of Facebook and other social networking sites post trademarked images and copyrighted materials on these sites without permission. This is
a violation of the intellectual property rights of the owners of the images and materials.
Stig 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. 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.
Riley obtains permission from Saga Company to use the firm’s game app on Riley’s smartphone, tablet, and other mobile device. But Riley does not obtain ownership rights in the app. This is
license
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
using the authority of the court.
To protect domain name rights from would-be cybersquatters and typosquatters, AgriBusiness Inc. and other large corporations may have to
register thousands of domain names across the globe.
Call&Talk’s use of the domain name “calltalk,” without CallTalk’s authorization, to sell pornographic phone conversations, is
d. trademark dilution.
Without authorization, Ben uses the trademark of Cielo Coffee Company to promote cheap, flavorless candy, which is not similar to Cielo’s products but diminishes the quality of the coffee company’s mark. This is
trademark dilution.
Flash Inc., a maker of athletic shoes, registers and uses “flash” as its domain name. Later, Got Shoes Company begins to use “flast” (an intentional misspelling of “flash”) as its domain name. Got Shoes is most likely
diminishing the quality of Flash’s mark.
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
none of the choices.
CallTalk Corporation, a phone-time seller, uses its mark “calltalk” as its domain name. Converse Inc. uses the domain name “calltalk” (a deliberate misspelling of “calltalk”) without CallTalk’s authorization, to sell sexually explicit phone conversations. This is
trademark dilution.
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
if the use constitutes trademark infringement.
Justin’s posts on Facebook provide information that establishes his intent and what he knew at a particular time, indicating potential liability. For this and other reasons, social media posts are often
a. included in discovery in litigation.
b. used by law enforcement to detect and prosecute criminals.
c. used by federal regulators in investigations into illegal activities.
