CH5 T/F

. A U.S. citizen who posts material on the Web that is illegal in a foreign country cannot be prosecuted in that country. a. True b. False

False

. An oral defamatory statement is libel. a. True b. False

False

. Anonymity on the Internet is practically guaranteed. a. True b. False

False

. Anti-SLAPP laws are designed to protect children from pornography. a. True b. False

False

. Free-speech advocates believe that purchasing adult pornographic material is illegal and wrong even for consenting adults. a. True b. False

False

. Internet filters cannot block users from accessing useful information. a. True b. False

False

. Messages whose primary purpose is to communicate information about a specific transaction are subject to the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act. a. True b. False

False

. The Fifth Amendment protects American's rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression. a. True b. False

False

. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment protects the right to speak anonymously as part of the guarantee of free speech. a. True b. False

False

. The plaintiff in a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) can present themselves to the court admitting that their intent is to censor their critics. a. True b. False

False

. Typically, Internet service providers (ISPs) have the resources to prescreen online content. a. True b. False

False

. A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is typically without merit. a. True b. False

True

. An approach to restricting access to Web sites is to subscribe to an Internet service provider (ISP) that performs the blocking. a. True b. False

True

. Anonymous political expression played an important role in the early formation of the United States. a. True b. False

True

. Anti-SLAPP laws can identify whether there are any merits to a lawsuit. a. True b. False

True

. Each violation of the provisions of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN- SPAM) Act can result in a fine of up to $250 for each unsolicited email, and fines can be tripled in certain cases. a. True b. False

True

. If an employee sees a coworker viewing porn on a workplace computer, the organization can be sued in a sexual harassment lawsuit. a. True b. False

True

. In general, the closer an Internet service provider (ISP) is to a pure service provider than to a content provider, the more likely that the Section 230 immunity of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) will apply. a. True b. False

True

. Most countries other than the United States do not provide constitutional protection for hate speech. a. True b. False

True

. Over the years, a number of federal, state, and local laws have been found unconstitutional because they violated one of the tenets of the First amendment. a. True b. False

True

. Pornography purveyors are free to produce and publish whatever they want; however, if what they distribute is judged obscene, they are subject to prosecution under the obscenity laws. a. True b. False

True

. Private schools may prohibit students, instructors, and other employees from engaging in offensive speech. a. True b. False

True

. The Bill of Rights provides protection for the expression of minority views including speech that is unpopular or highly offensive to a majority of people. a. True b. False

True

. The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was an attempt to protect children from accessing pornography and other explicit material online. a. True b. False

True

. The Communications Decency Act was aimed at protecting children from pornography, but it was found unconstitutional. a. True b. False

True

. The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act can be used in the fight against the dissemination of pornography. a. True b. False

True

. The goal of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) was to protect children from harmful material on the World Wide Web, however, it was ruled unconstitutional. a. True b. False

True

. The right to freedom of expression is restricted when the expressions, whether spoken or written, are untrue and cause harm to another person. a. True b. False

True

. With URL filtering, a particular URL or domain name is identified as an objectionable site and the user is not allowed access to it. a. True b. False

True

. With dynamic content filtering, each Web site's content is evaluated immediately before it is displayed, using techniques such as object analysis and image recognition. a. True b. False

True