Exam 6: Intellectual Property Rights and Ethics

____________________ are the legal rights to which the creators of intellectual property-original creative works-are entitled.

In addition to the problem of unethical ____, the use of digital cameras today virtually eliminates any concrete evidence-namely, negatives.

____ recently agreed to pay AOL $1 billion for 800 undisclosed technology patents.

The No Electronic Theft (NET)Act expands computer antipiracy laws to include distribution of copyrighted material over the Internet and sets penalties for willfully infringing a copyright for purposes of ____.

A student copying and pasting information from various online documents to create her research paper without crediting the original authors is considered to be committing ____________________.

The U.S. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 amends the ____ Act of 1946 to extend the kind of protection available to the logos in the accompanying figure to domain names and makes cybersquatting illegal.

Explain what a trademark is.

The legal concept of limited use permits limited duplication and use of a portion of copyrighted material for certain purposes, such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, and research. _________________________

Social commerce is the use of social networking sites and other social media to promote online sales. _________________________

Presenting someone else's work as your own is referred to as ____, which is illegal and unethical.

In addition to words, phrases, and logos like the ones in the accompanying figure, domain names are also protected by ____________________ law.

The Copyright Term Extension Act extends the duration of copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978 by ____ years.

The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act makes it illegal to transmit or record a movie being shown ____.

Illegal music exchanges are still taking place and law enforcement agencies, as well as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), are pursuing individuals who violate music ____________________.

One study found that cheating on tests on campuses with honor codes, like the code being signed in the accompanying figure, is typically ____ compared to campuses that do not have honor codes.

As shown in the examples in the accompanying figure, a(n)copyright is a word, phrase, symbol, or design (or a combination of words, phrases, symbols, or designs)that identifies and distinguishes one product or service from another. _________________________

The eBay Web site states that it will not allow auction listings for items that promote hate, violence, or racial intolerance. _________________________

Digital ____________________ is the use of computers to modify something in digital form, usually text or a photograph.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-1 Jenna has been hired by a large corporation to present trademark concepts to its employees. Jenna explains that nonregistered service marks can use the symbol ____.

The Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of ____ amends federal copyright law to increase statutory and additional damages a court may award for copyright infringement.