Chapter 8 Quiz

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 Web site created by the band's record label and places it in the student's personal Web site.

Which of the following protects original forms of expression in a tangible medium?

Copyright law

Copyright protection protects against others copying the underlying ideas in a work.

False

Which of the following allows someone to obtain an exclusive monopoly on the ideas behind an invention for 20 years?

Patent law

Which of the following e-commerce technology dimensions creates greater opportunities for cyberbullying?

Social technology

Which of the following can be used to record all keyboard activity of a user?

Spyware

Which ethical principal states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to take at all?

The Slippery Slope

Downloading music tracks owned by record companies without paying for them is an example of a violation of:

copyright law

The display of a third-party's Web site or page within your own Web site is called:

framing

In Western culture, the basic principles shared by ethical schools of thought are:

responsibility, liability, and accountability