Exam 26: the Constitution of the United States

Nguyen has her family buy and ship textbooks legally produced in Vietnam to her for resale in the United States.The U.S.owners of the copyrights on the items file a suit against Nguyen, alleging infringement.Applying a decision of the United State Supreme Court in a similar case, the court in this case is most likely to rule in favor of Nguyen on the basis that

Rich Tavern Brewing Corporation threatens Small Pub Artisanal Ale Company with a suit for trademark infringement.The suit is described on Facebook and Twitter, where large companies' threats to sue small companies for trademark infringement are generally met with

Robyn creates the Web site StudyBuddy.com where students can collect and share class notes.Claiming trademark infringement, Test Notes, Inc., sends Robyn a cease-and-desist letter.Robyn believes that Test Notes's claim has no merit, but she lacks the resources for a prolonged legal battle with the company.Robyn's best option is most likely to

Pay-to-Buy.com, Inc., obtains a patent on an online payment system.The patent is vaguely worded and overly broad.In evaluating the patent, a court is most likely to

Nero files a suit against Omar.Before the case goes to trial, they enter into a settlement agreement that stipulates "neither party will disclose the terms to anyone" except their attorneys.Nero tells Pilar, his significant other, that he is satisfied with the result.Pilar repeats Nero's comments in a post on Facebook.On learning of the post, Omar asks a court to invalidate the agreement.Most likely, the court will hold that the agreement is

North Carolina enacts a statute that requires a label on a video game to warn parents when "the range of options available to a player include dismem-bering or sexually assaulting the image of a human being." In a challenge to the statute by game makers, the state asks a federal court to enforce the statute.The state fails to show that the statute is justified by a compelling government interest or that it is narrowly tailored to serve that interest.The court is most likely to

To pay for her education, Chu Hua has her friends and family buy and ship CDs, DVDs, and books legally produced in Hong Kong to her for resale in the United States.The U.S.owners of the copyrights on the items file a suit against Chu Hua, alleging copyright infringement.She asserts the first sale doctrine in defense.According to a decision of the United State Supreme Court in a similar case, the court in this case should rule that the first sale doctrine

University of St.Bart (USB) offers classes online.Enrollment is carried out online.USB asks each enrolling student to agree that any dispute will be resolved by arbitration and to indicate assent by clicking a box to make "Signed by E-Signature" appear on a signature line.Most likely, this agreement is