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