Chapter 8 Quiz 1 Econ 139A
68) Megaupload's founder, Kim Dotcom, was arrested in connection with which of the following?
A) copyright infringement
37) ________ operates the largest private personal database in the world.
B) Acxiom
29) Which of the FTC's Fair Information Practices (FIP) principles requires opt-in or opt-out policies to be in place?
B) Choice/Consent
50) ________ protects original forms of expression in a tangible medium.
B) Copyright law
52) Which of the following situations would not qualify for the fair use exception to U.S. copyright law?
C) 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.
32) ________ allow(s) you to send e-mail without a trace.
C) Anonymous remailers
56) ________ allows someone to obtain an exclusive monopoly on the ideas behind an invention for 20 years.
C) Patent law
1) Which of the following e-commerce technology dimensions creates greater opportunities for cyberbullying?
C) social technology
51) How long does copyright protection extend for corporate-owned works?
D) 95 years
4) What is the first step in analyzing an ethical dilemma?
D) Identify and describe the facts.
70) Which of the following involves bypassing the target site's home page and going directly to a content page?
D) deep linking
20) Which of the following basic ethical concepts plays an important role in defining privacy?
D) due process
53) All of the following are factors that will be considered in determining whether use of copyrighted material is "fair use" except the:
D) free availability of the work on the Web.
9) 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?
D) the Social Contract rule
78) Which of the following statements about net neutrality is not true?
A) The FCC now regulates ISP pricing.
67) Which of the following statements about the patent battle between Apple and Samsung is not true?
A) The courts have decided that Apple does not have a valid patent on the iPhone's user interface.
61) Registering a domain name similar or identical to trademarks of others to extort profits from legitimate holders is an example of:
A) cybersquatting.
6) Which ethical principle emphasizes putting oneself into the place of others and thinking of oneself as the object of the decision?
A) the Golden Rule
49) What is the major reason the Internet has such potential for destroying traditional conceptions and implementations of intellectual property law?
A) the ability to make perfect copies of digital works at little cost
36) ________ is not a privacy advocacy group.
B) Reputation.com
11) 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?
B) Risk Aversion
8) Which ethical principle states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to take at all?
B) the Slippery Slope
14) Which of the following features of e-commerce technology can result in work and shopping invading family life?
B) ubiquity
7) 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?
D) No Free Lunch
24) Which of the following statements about industry self-regulation regarding privacy is not true?
D) The NAI's privacy policies have established the TRUSTe seal.
21) Which of the following is not aimed at strengthening the ability of law enforcement agencies to monitor Internet users without their knowledge?
D) USA Freedom Act
2) Which of the following e-commerce technology dimensions has the potential to reduce cultural diversity in products?
D) global reach
60) Disputes over federal trademarks involve establishing:
D) infringement.
81) Which of the following is not a major e-commerce public safety and welfare issue?
D) regulation of taxation
27) Which of the following is a core Fair Information Practices (FIP) principle?
A) Choice/Consent
25) The Spokeo case involved a claim for damages based on which of the following?
A) Fair Credit Reporting Act
28) Which of the FTC's Fair Information Practices (FIP) principles requires identification of the collector of data?
A) Notice/Awareness
77) Which of the following is not one of the issues complicating the taxation of e-commerce sales?
A) Taxes raised are used for different government purposes.
48) ________ is a tiered notice and response system aimed at reducing copyright infringement over P2P networks.
A) The CAS
57) All of the following statements about patents are true except:
A) it is more difficult to obtain a copyright than it is to obtain a patent.
54) All of the following are possible penalties for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) except:
A) up to ten years' imprisonment for a first offense.
26) Which of the following requires financial institutions to inform consumers of their privacy policies and permits consumers some control over their records?
B) Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
31) "Do Not Track" falls under which of the following principles in the FTC's new privacy framework?
B) Simplified Choice
58) Which case was instrumental in paving the way for Internet business methods patents?
B) State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.
13) Downloading a music track owned by a record company without paying for it is an example of a violation of:
B) copyright law.
63) Registering a domain name similar or identical to trademarks of others to divert web traffic to their own sites is an example of:
B) cyberpiracy.
3) Which of the following is not one of the four basic principles shared by ethical schools of thought in western culture?
B) privacy
55) All of the following statements about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) are true except:
B) 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.
10) Which ethical principle tells you it's wise to assume perfect information markets?
B) the New York Times test
64) Registering the domain name Faceboik.com with the intent to divert web traffic from people misspelling Facebook.com is an example of:
B) typosquatting.
33) Which of the following is not true about the evolution of Facebook's privacy policies between 2005 and 2015?
C) Facebook's privacy policy became easier to understand.
23) ________ can be used to record all keyboard activity of a user.
C) Spyware
35) Which of the following statements about the E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is not true?
C) The GDPR eliminates the right to be forgotten.
62) Which of the following handles cybersquatting cases under its Uniform Dispute Resolution procedures?
C) WIPO
34) 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?
C) cleared web browser history and cookies
66) The display of a third-party's website or page within your own website is called:
C) framing.
47) All of the following are required in order for information to be considered a trade secret except:
C) it must be unique.
59) Amazon has a patent on:
C) one-click purchasing.
22) Which of the following tools can companies use to trace user statements and views on newsgroups, chat groups, and other public forums?
C) search engines
5) 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?
C) the Collective Utilitarian principle
12) A social consequence of the richness of Internet information is:
C) very persuasive messages might reduce the need for multiple independent sources of information.
30) What is the FTC recommendation regarding choice as it relates to personally identifiable information (PII)?
A) Require firms to have consumers affirmatively opt-in before PII is collected.