Chapter 05 quizlet

A survey by the Nielsen found that what percentage of the workforce accessed pornography from their workplace computer?

25 percent

Which of the following can be used against an anonymous defendant to reveal truths about the defendant's identity?

A John Doe lawsuit

A strategy employed by corporations, government officials, and others against citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of public interest is known as which of the following?

A SLAPP

Which of the following allows people to state their opinions without revealing their identity?

Anonymous expression

Which of the following statements is true of Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)?

CIPA requires federally financed schools to use some form of technological protection to block computer access to obscene material.

Violation of which of the following acts can cause a school or public library to lose funding to help pay for its Internet connections?

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

Which country has the largest online population in the world and also perhaps the most rigorous Internet censorship?

China

Section 230 of which act provides immunity to an Internet service provider (ISP) that publishes user-generated content, as long as its actions do not rise to the level of a content provider?

Communications Decency Act

Which of the following involves the examination of Internet records in an attempt to reveal the identity of an anonymous poster?

Doxing

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

False

An oral defamatory statement is libel.

False

Anonymity on the Internet is practically guaranteed.

False

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

False

Internet filters cannot block users from accessing useful information.

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.

False

The Fifth Amendment protects American's rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression.

False

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

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.

False

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

False

In the United States, speech that is merely annoying, critical, demeaning, or offensive enjoys protection under which Amendment?

First

Which of the following terms is defined as the control or suppression of the publishing or accessing of information on the Internet?

Internet censorship

Software that can be installed with a Web browser to block access to certain Web sites that contain inappropriate or offensive material is known as which of the following?

Internet filter

Proponents of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) contended that shielding children from drugs, hate, pornography, and other topics is a sufficient reason to justify which of the following?

Internet filters

Proponents of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) argued that:

Internet filters are highly flexible and customizable.

A defining moment in the history of freedom of the press in the United States came in 1735 when jurors refused to convict a man for seditious libel. Who was that man?

John Zenger

Which of the following is the Supreme Court case that established a test to determine if material is obscene and therefore not protected by the First Amendment?

Miller v. California

Which of the following can provide a virtually untraceable level of anonymity to email messages?

Remailers

Which of the following statements best describes the reason why social networking companies cannot be sued for defamation for user postings that appear on their sites?

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is not considered unconstitutional.

Which act became law in 1996 with the purpose of allowing freer competition among phone, cable, and TV companies?

Telecommunications Act

Which of the following statements is true of Communications Decency Act (CDA)?

The problem with the CDA was its broad language and vague definition of "indecency," a standard that was left to individual communities to determine.

A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is typically without merit.

True

Anonymous political expression played an important role in the early formation of the United States.

True

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

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.

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.

True

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

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.

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.

True

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

True

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

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.

True

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

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.

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.

True

Which of the following is considered an absolute defense against a charge of defamation?

Truth

Despite the importance of which of the following in early America, it took nearly 200 years for the Supreme Court to render rulings that addressed it as an aspect of the Bill of Rights?

anonymity

If an employee sees a coworker viewing porn on a workplace computer, that employee may be able to claim that the company has:

created a hostile work environment

Although people have the right to express opinions, they must exercise care in their Internet communications to avoid possible charges of which of the following?

defamation

The Supreme Court has held that obscene speech and which of the following are not protected by the First Amendment and may be forbidden by the government?

defamation

Possession of child pornography is a federal offense punishable by up to how many years in prison?

five

Although they may implement a speech code, which of the following entities are legally considered agents of the government and therefore must follow the First Amendment's prohibition against speech restrictions based on content or viewpoint?

public schools and universities

An oral defamatory statement is called which of the following?

slander

The California State Court in Pre-Paid Legal v. Sturtz et al. set a legal precedent that refined the criteria courts apply to which of the following?

subpoenas requesting the identity of anonymous Web posters

When a U.S. citizen engages in an activity protected by the U.S. Constitution, even if the activity violates the criminal laws of another country, U.S. laws do not allow which of the following?

the person to be extradited