Question 1

BitTorrent makes file downloading faster by___________________________ .

Accepted Answer

al lowing d ifferent pieces of a file to be downloaded simultaneously from different computers

Question 2

Google Books is

Accepted Answer

A)  an effort to scan millions of books and make all their words searchable. 
B)  an effort to gain copyrights on millions of books in the public domain. 
C)  a book reader designed to compete with the Kindle. 
D)  an online store competing with Amazon.com. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  an effort to scan millions of books and make all their words searchable. 
B)  an effort to gain copyrights on millions of books in the public domain. 
C)  a book reader designed to compete with the Kindle. 
D)  an online store competing with Amazon.com. 
E)  None of the above A

Question 3

Apple's digital rights management system called FairPlay prevented

Accepted Answer

A)  songs from being played on more than five computers. 
B)  songs from being copied onto CDs more than seven times. 
C)  music purchased from the iTunes Store from playing on non-Apple MP3 players. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  songs from being played on more than five computers. 
B)  songs from being copied onto CDs more than seven times. 
C)  music purchased from the iTunes Store from playing on non-Apple MP3 players. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above D

Question 4

Merchandise 7X, the formula for Coca-Cola  syrup, is a famous example of a type of intellectual property known as a _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Merchandise 7X, the formula for Coca-Cola ...

Question 5

In September 2003 the RIAA sued 261 individuals for__________________ .

Accepted Answer

distributi

Question 6

Compared with other peer-to-peer networks, BitTorrent takes advantage of the fact that broadband Internet connections

Accepted Answer

A)  continue to drop in price. 
B)  are immune from surveillance by the police. 
C)  provide higher speeds for downloading than for uploading. 
D)  have become the standard in most homes in the United States. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  continue to drop in price. 
B)  are immune from surveillance by the police. 
C)  provide higher speeds for downloading than for uploading. 
D)  have become the standard in most homes in the United States. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 7

Sony BMG Music Entertainment's Extended Copy Protection system provoked controversy because it__________________ .

Accepted Answer

secretly i

Question 8

The Linux operating system is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  free-market software. 
B)  open-source software. 
C)  pirated software. 
D)  proprietary software. 
E)  unreliable software. 
A)  free-market software. 
B)  open-source software. 
C)  pirated software. 
D)  proprietary software. 
E)  unreliable software.

Question 9

Thanks to the work of Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig and his collaborators, you can use a __________________license to retain the copyright while allowing some uses of your intellectual property under certain circumstances.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thanks to the work of Stanford law...

Question 10

A company's logo is an example of a type of intellectual property that can be protected by a _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A company's logo is an example of...

Question 11

Arriba Soft Corporation was sued for copyright infringement because its Web search engine returned _________. A court later ruled this was a fair use.

Accepted Answer

thumbnail

Question 12

Suppose you buy a Microsoft game at the bookstore. Under current U.S. law, which of the following actions is illegal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copying it onto a CD to give or sell to someone else. 
B)  Preloading it onto the hard disk of a computer being sold. 
C)  Distributing it over the Internet. 
D)  All of the above are illegal. 
E)  None of the above is illegal. 
A)  Copying it onto a CD to give or sell to someone else. 
B)  Preloading it onto the hard disk of a computer being sold. 
C)  Distributing it over the Internet. 
D)  All of the above are illegal. 
E)  None of the above is illegal.

Question 13

Microsoft changed course after its proposed cloud-based gaming experience for the Xbox One received negative feedback from customers. Three features of the licensing agreement were most controversial: disc owners could share a disc only once, freedom to buy and sell used discs was restricted, and __________________.

Accepted Answer

Xbox consol es would

Question 14

The value of intellectual property is recognized

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  in the free market. 
C)  in legislation passed by the U.S. Congress. 
D)  through court decisions. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  in the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  in the free market. 
C)  in legislation passed by the U.S. Congress. 
D)  through court decisions. 
E)  All of the above

Question 15

In 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment made headlines by

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing the publishing rights to the Beatles' songs from Michael Jackson. 
B)  purchasing the iTunes Store from Apple. 
C)  announcing they would begin shipping CDs without digital rights management. 
D)  shipping CDs that would only play on devices manufactured by Sony. 
E)  shipping CDs that secretly installed a rootkit on Windows computers. 
A)  purchasing the publishing rights to the Beatles' songs from Michael Jackson. 
B)  purchasing the iTunes Store from Apple. 
C)  announcing they would begin shipping CDs without digital rights management. 
D)  shipping CDs that would only play on devices manufactured by Sony. 
E)  shipping CDs that secretly installed a rootkit on Windows computers.

Question 16

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation established that the display of thumbnail images by a search engine

Accepted Answer

A)  is a fair use of those images. 
B)  is not a fair use of those images. 
C)  is an unfair use of network bandwidth. 
D)  is an illegal attempt to circumvent Web filters. 
E)  is legal, even when the original images are pornographic. 
A)  is a fair use of those images. 
B)  is not a fair use of those images. 
C)  is an unfair use of network bandwidth. 
D)  is an illegal attempt to circumvent Web filters. 
E)  is legal, even when the original images are pornographic.

Question 17

Under some circumstances it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without permission. These circumstances are called_________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under some circumstances it is legal to...

Question 18

The court's ruling in Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer Corp. established that

Accepted Answer

A)  computer hardware can be patented. 
B)  computer software can be copyrighted. 
C)  object programs can be copyrighted. 
D)  the "look and feel" of a computer program can be patented. 
E)  Apple Computer could not patent its desktop icons. 
A)  computer hardware can be patented. 
B)  computer software can be copyrighted. 
C)  object programs can be copyrighted. 
D)  the "look and feel" of a computer program can be patented. 
E)  Apple Computer could not patent its desktop icons.

Question 19

Which of the following rights is not a right of a copyright holder?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to reproduce the copyrighted work. 
B)  The right to distribute the work to the public. 
C)  The right to perform the work in public. 
D)  The right to prevent others from producing competitive works. 
E)  The right to produce new works derived from the copyrighted work. 
A)  The right to reproduce the copyrighted work. 
B)  The right to distribute the work to the public. 
C)  The right to perform the work in public. 
D)  The right to prevent others from producing competitive works. 
E)  The right to produce new works derived from the copyrighted work.

Question 20

The U.S. Congress addresses the tension between society's desire for inventions to be in the public domain and the inventor's expectation of profit by giving inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries __________________.

Accepted Answer

for a limi

BitTorrent makes file downloading faster by___________________________ .

Google Books is

Apple's digital rights management system called FairPlay prevented

Merchandise 7X, the formula for Coca-Cola syrup, is a famous example of a type of intellectual property known as a _________.

In September 2003 the RIAA sued 261 individuals for__________________ .

Compared with other peer-to-peer networks, BitTorrent takes advantage of the fact that broadband Internet connections

Sony BMG Music Entertainment's Extended Copy Protection system provoked controversy because it__________________ .

The Linux operating system is an example of

Thanks to the work of Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig and his collaborators, you can use a __________________license to retain the copyright while allowing some uses of your intellectual property under certain circumstances.

A company's logo is an example of a type of intellectual property that can be protected by a _________.

Arriba Soft Corporation was sued for copyright infringement because its Web search engine returned _________. A court later ruled this was a fair use.

Suppose you buy a Microsoft game at the bookstore. Under current U.S. law, which of the following actions is illegal?

The value of intellectual property is recognized

In 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment made headlines by

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation established that the display of thumbnail images by a search engine

Under some circumstances it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without permission. These circumstances are called_________ .

The court's ruling in Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer Corp. established that

Which of the following rights is not a right of a copyright holder?

The U.S. Congress addresses the tension between society's desire for inventions to be in the public domain and the inventor's expectation of profit by giving inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries __________________.

Catalysts for Chang

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

Filters

Exam 4: Intellectual Property

BitTorrent makes file downloading faster by___________________________ .

Google Books is

Apple's digital rights management system called FairPlay prevented

Merchandise 7X, the formula for Coca-Cola syrup, is a famous example of a type of intellectual property known as a _________.

In September 2003 the RIAA sued 261 individuals for__________________ .

Compared with other peer-to-peer networks, BitTorrent takes advantage of the fact that broadband Internet connections

Sony BMG Music Entertainment's Extended Copy Protection system provoked controversy because it__________________ .

The Linux operating system is an example of

Thanks to the work of Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig and his collaborators, you can use a __________________license to retain the copyright while allowing some uses of your intellectual property under certain circumstances.

A company's logo is an example of a type of intellectual property that can be protected by a _________.

Arriba Soft Corporation was sued for copyright infringement because its Web search engine returned _________. A court later ruled this was a fair use.

Suppose you buy a Microsoft game at the bookstore. Under current U.S. law, which of the following actions is illegal?

The value of intellectual property is recognized

In 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment made headlines by

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation established that the display of thumbnail images by a search engine

Under some circumstances it is legal to reproduce a copyrighted work without permission. These circumstances are called_________ .

The court's ruling in Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer Corp. established that

Which of the following rights is not a right of a copyright holder?

The U.S. Congress addresses the tension between society's desire for inventions to be in the public domain and the inventor's expectation of profit by giving inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries __________________.

Catalysts for Chang

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

Filters