E-Commerce: Chapter 8
(T/F) Copyright protection protects against others copying the underlying ideas in a work.
False
All of the following cases involved the doctrine of fair use EXCEPT:
Spokeo v. Robins
Which of the following situations would not qualify for the fair use exception to U.S. copyright law?
A student copies a photograph of his favorite band from a website created by the band's record label and places it on the student's personal website.
Which ethical principle states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it's not right to take at all?
Slippery Slope
Which case was instrumental in paving the way for Internet business methods patents?
State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.
Which of the following statements about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is NOT true?
The GDPR eliminate the right to be forgotten.
Which of the following is an example of a pay-for-privacy (PFP) approach?
AT&T's GigaPower service.
The Spokeo case involved a claim for damages based on which of the following?
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Which of the following requires financial institutions to inform consumers of their privacy policies and permits consumers some control over their records?
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Which of the FTC's Fair Information Practices (FIP) principles requires identification of the collector of data?
Notice/Awareness
"Do Not Track" falls under which of the following principles in the FTC's current privacy framework?
Simplified Choice
As of 2020, the largest consumer privacy penalty issued by the Federal Trade Commission had been imposed on which of the following companies?
(T/F) The principle of responsibility means that individuals, organizations, and societies should be held accountable to others for the consequences of their actions.
False
What is the first step in analyzing an ethical dilemma?
Identify and describe the facts.
Which of the following Supreme Court cases established that states can compel online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes even if they do not have a physical presence within the state?
South Dakota v. Wayfair
Which ethical principle emphasizes putting oneself into the place of others and thinking of oneself as the object of the decision?
The Golden Rule
(T/F) The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act requires firms to have user consent to collect facial information.
True
(T/F) The ethical principle of Universalism states that if an action is not right for all situations, then it is not right for any situation.
True
(T/F) The main objective of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to strengthen the rights of citizens to their own personal information and to strengthen oversight of firms to ensure that they implement these individual rights.
True
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) does all of the following except:
gives residents the right to prevent government access to their personal information.
Which of the following e-commerce technology dimensions has the potential to reduce cultural diversity in products?
global reach.
Which of the following involves the issue of social control?
governance.
Disputes over federal trademarks involve establishing:
infringement.
All of the following statements about patents are true EXCEPT:
it is more difficult to obtain a patent.
All of the following are required for information to be considered a trade secret EXCEPT:
it must be unique.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic principles shared by ethical schools of thought in western culture?
privacy.
Which of the following is NOT an e-commerce public safety and welfare issue?
regulation of taxation.
Registering the domain name Faceboik.com with the intent to divert web traffic from people misspelling Facebook.com is an example of:
typosquatting.
Which of the following features of e-commerce technology can result in work and shopping invading family life?
ubiquity.
A social consequence of the richness of Internet information is:
very persuasive messages might reduce the need for multiple independent sources of information.
How long does copyright protection extend for corporate-owned works?
95 years
What is the FTC recommendation regarding choice as it relates to personally identifiable information (PII)?
Require firms to have consumers affirmatively opt-in before PII is collected.
Which ethical principle states that when confronted with an ethical dilemma, an individual should take the action that produces the least harm, or the least potential cost?
Risk Aversion
Which of the following is NOT aimed at strengthening the ability of law enforcement agencies to monitor Internet users without their knowledge?
USE Freedom Act
Which of the following handles cybersquatting cases under its Uniform Dispute Resolution procedures?
WIPO
Which of the FTC's Fair Information Practices (FIP) principles requires opt-in or opt-out policies to be in place?
Choice/Consent
Which of the following is a core Fair Information Practices (FIP) principle?
Choice/Consent
Which ethical principle states that, when confronted with an ethical dilemma, individuals should take the action that achieves the greater value for all of society?
Collective Utilitarian Principle
Which ethical principle asks you to assume that virtually all tangible and intangible objects are owned by someone else unless there is a specific declaration otherwise?
No Free Lunch
Which ethical principle tells you that it is wise to assume perfect information markets?
The New York Times Test
Which ethical principle asks you to consider the impact of your decision if the principles underlying your decision became an organizing principle of the entire society?
The Social Contract Rule
Safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) were at issue in all the following lawsuits EXCEPT:
a lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild and five major publishing companies against Google.
Which of the following is used to track individuals as they move among thousands of websites?
advertising networks.
According to data from Pew Research Center, which of the following is the action which the highest percentage of Internet users has taken to preserve their privacy online?
cleared web browser history and cookies.
Downloading a music track owned by a record company without paying for it is an example of a violation of:
copyright law.
Which of the following protects original forms of expression in a tangible medium?
copyright law.
Registering a domain name similar or identical to a trademark of a legitimate site to divert web traffic to the infringing site is an example of:
cyberpiracy.
Which of the following allows someone to obtain an exclusive monopoly on the ideas behind an invention for 20 years?
patent law.
All of the following statements about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) are true EXCEPT:
the DMCA makes Internet Service Providers (ISPs) responsible and accountable for hosting websites or providing services to infringers regardless of whether the ISP is aware of infringement.
All of the following are possible penalties for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) EXCEPT:
up to ten years imprisonment for a first offense.
What is the major reason why the Internet has such potential for destroying traditional conceptions and implementations of intellectual property law?
the ability to make perfect copies of digital works at little cost.
(T/F) Online gambling is now legal throughout the United States.
False
(T/F) The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) has been struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional.
False
Registering a domain name similar or identical to trademarks of others to extort profits from legitimate holders is an example of:
cybersquatting.
Which of the following involves bypassing the target site's home page and going directly to a content page?
deep linking.
In which of the following cases did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that basic business methods cannot be patented?
Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International
Which of the following is considered one of the most contentious e-commerce patents?
Amazon's patent on one-click purchasing.
(T/F) The opt-in model for informed consent requires an affirmative action by the consumer before a company can collect and use information.
True
Which of the following uses software installed at the ISP level to track user clickstream behavior?
deep packet inspection.
Which of the following e-commerce technology dimensions creates greater opportunities for cyberbullying?
social technology.
Which of the following technologies reduces the ability to merge different files and de-anonymize consumer data?
differential privacy software.
Which of the following basic ethical concepts plays an important role in defining privacy?
due process.
The display of a third-party's website or page within your own website is called:
framing.
All of the following are factors that will be considered in determining whether use of copyrighted material is "fair use" EXCEPT the:
free availability of the work on the Web.
(T/F) Google defended its Library Project on the grounds of fair use.
True
(T/F) In the United States, Google is not required to remove results from its search engine if requested.
True
(T/F) Liability is a feature of political systems in which a body of law is in place that permits individuals to recover damages done to them by other actors, systems, or organizations.
True
(T/F) Net neutrality refers to the idea that Internet service providers (ISPs), including cable Internet and wireless carriers, should treat all data on the Internet in the same manner, and not discriminate or price differentially by content, protocol, platform, hardware, or application.
True
(T/F) Owners of gTLDs have the right to create and sell new domains with the gTLD suffix.
True
(T/F) Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity for providers and users of interactive computer services (such as ISPs and websites) from being considered a publisher that might be liable for harmful content posted by others.
True
(T/F) The Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules, applicable to broadband ISPs, were repealed by Congress in 2017.
True
