Law and Digital Media

1.) This law helped specify some of the complex rules about disclosing personal information online. 2.) This law set criteria in place to better prevent identity theft. 3.) This law opened up the ability to do business solely on the web.

1.) The Federal Online Communications Privacy Act 2.) Financial Privacy Rule 3.) E-SIGN Act

1.) This occurs when a false statement about a person or institution is written or published. 2.) This occurs when someone makes a false statement that damages someone's reputation. 3.) This occurs when a false statement about a person or institution is made in public in a verbal manner.

1.) libel 2.) defamation 3.) slander

1.) CAN SPAM Act 2.) COPPA Act 3.) E-Sign 4.) ethics 5.) Federal Online Communication Privacy Act 6.) Financial Privacy Rule 7.) GBLA Act

1.) regulates how certain types of mail can be sent 2.) protects the privacy of children 3.) provided for a legally recognizable e-signature 4.) principles that determine right and wrong 5.) limits access to personal information that is transmitted or help by an organization 6.) protects personal information held by banks or credit card companies 7.) protects personal identifiable information collected during E-commerce

What is the difference, if any, between a broadcast journalist and other types of journalists?

Both report facts and adhere to strict ethical codes, but broadcast journalists work in careers related to video or audio.

Which of the following acts was written to protect the integrity of e-mail and limit the amount of unsolicited email sent to users?

CAN SPAM Act

Which of the following acts gives parents control over what information a website is allowed to collect from a child?

COPPA Act

Which of the following best characterizes the way that global ethical standards should be determined?

Global ethical standards should not be based on religion, law or culture, but on a broad concept of what is right, good, and fair.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the legality of telemarketing?

It is illegal for telemarketers to call individuals who are on the National Do Not Call List.

What is a primary difference between trademarks and trade secret laws?

Trademarks are only in effect when the work is released to the public, and trade secret laws are only in effect when the information is kept from the public.

Things that are created in the mind and not necessarily able to be seen or touched are considered a0 property.

intellectual