Business Law, Chapter 9, Internet Law

Similar to trademark infringement, a claim of trademark dilution in the online world requires proof that consumers will likely be confused by a connection between the unauthorized use and the mark.

False

Because you are suspected of sending out bulk unsolicited e-mail advertisements, the FTC asks your internet service provider to supply information on what you do in foreign jurisdictions. Will you succeed in a lawsuit against your internet service provider for providing such information to the FTC?

No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability for such action.

Which of the following activities is NOT prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act?

Sending junk mail via the USPS

Which of the following does NOT have to be true for the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act to apply?

The domain name has siphoned customers resulting in a loss of profit from the trademark.

In 2003, Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which prohibits the sending of unsolicited commercial emails.

True

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act applies to all domain name registrations and trademarks.

True

Using another's trademark in a meta tag will normally constitute trademark infringement.

True

<blank> is the act of buying domain names that are similar to well-known domains, except for slight misspellings. <blank> is the act of registering a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner.

Typosquatting / Cybersquatting

Because the federal CAN-SPAM Act applies only to e-mails originating in the United States, Congress enacted the

U.S Safe Web Act

Loss of <blank> occurs when another party uses a domain name similar to yours.

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