Question 1

A business formula, information compilation, or device that provides an advantage over competitors that do not have it is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A) competitive advantage. 
B) strategic advantage. 
C) trade secret. 
D) restraint of trade. 
A) competitive advantage. 
B) strategic advantage. 
C) trade secret. 
D) restraint of trade.

Question 2

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act :

Accepted Answer

A) made notice of copyrights no longer mandatory. 
B) changed the life of a copyright. 
C) was enacted to curb the pirating of software and other pirated works. 
D) provided a safe harbor for copyright infringers. 
A) made notice of copyrights no longer mandatory. 
B) changed the life of a copyright. 
C) was enacted to curb the pirating of software and other pirated works. 
D) provided a safe harbor for copyright infringers.

Question 3

The Sony Bono Copyright Extension Act of 1998 extended copyright protection to the life of the author plus 50 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Computer software licensing agreements include restrictions on the use of software and give the licensor greater protection than that provided by copyright law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Smarts and Then Some, Inc.developed a software program after several years of research and development.The particular software program was then test-marketed, at which point a competitor filed suit claiming that the Smarts and Then Some program violated the competitor's copyright on a program they too were test-marketing.What is the test to determine whether a copyright has been violated?

Accepted Answer

With the passage of the Computer Softwar

Question 6

Trademarks may be used to protect the exclusive right to identify either products or services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not an exclusive right of the holder of a copyright?

Accepted Answer

A) To prepare works that are derived from the original work. 
B) To obtain a court order enjoining use of the original work by another. 
C) To distribute copies of recordings of the original work. 
D) To display or perform the original work in public. 
A) To prepare works that are derived from the original work. 
B) To obtain a court order enjoining use of the original work by another. 
C) To distribute copies of recordings of the original work. 
D) To display or perform the original work in public.

Question 8

In determining whether limited use of copyrighted material may be permitted as "fair use," courts will consider:

Accepted Answer

A) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes. 
B) the nature of the copyrighted work. 
C) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. 
D) all of these. 
A) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes. 
B) the nature of the copyrighted work. 
C) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. 
D) all of these.

Question 9

Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act reverse engineering exemption, competitors may study mask works but may not use the results of that study to design their own semiconductor chip.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A copyright bestows upon the creator of an artistic or literary work a federal statutory right to exclusively:

Accepted Answer

A) use the work. 
B) reproduce the work. 
C) display the work. 
D) All of these 
A) use the work. 
B) reproduce the work. 
C) display the work. 
D) All of these

Question 11

Herman Corporation is engaged in preparing a marketing campaign consisting of electronic and print images.Drawings and photographs for the campaign are coming from a variety of sources, including popular magazines, international newspapers, and web sources.The marketing vice president asserts that the company may use the images under the fair use doctrine.What factors should be considered in the application of the fair use doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Copyright law requires a consideration o

Question 12

The DMCA provides a(n) _______ for internet service against claims of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) dispute resolution forum, copyright infringement. 
B) indemnification, copyright infringement. 
C) mechanism, trademark infringement. 
D) ​safe harbor, copyright infringement. 
A) dispute resolution forum, copyright infringement. 
B) indemnification, copyright infringement. 
C) mechanism, trademark infringement. 
D) ​safe harbor, copyright infringement.

Question 13

Cybersquatters are individuals who register and set up domain names on the Internet that are identical or confusingly similar to existing trademarks in the hopes they can sell the name to the trademark owner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet

A business formula, information compilation, or device that provides an advantage over competitors that do not have it is known as a:

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act :

The Sony Bono Copyright Extension Act of 1998 extended copyright protection to the life of the author plus 50 years.

Computer software licensing agreements include restrictions on the use of software and give the licensor greater protection than that provided by copyright law.

Trademarks may be used to protect the exclusive right to identify either products or services.

Which of the following is not an exclusive right of the holder of a copyright?

In determining whether limited use of copyrighted material may be permitted as "fair use," courts will consider:

Under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act reverse engineering exemption, competitors may study mask works but may not use the results of that study to design their own semiconductor chip.

A copyright bestows upon the creator of an artistic or literary work a federal statutory right to exclusively:

The DMCA provides a(n) _______ for internet service against claims of _______.

Cybersquatters are individuals who register and set up domain names on the Internet that are identical or confusingly similar to existing trademarks in the hopes they can sell the name to the trademark owner.

The Nature and Sources of Law

The Court System and Dispute Resolution

Business Ethics, Social Forces, and the Law

The Constitution As the Foundation of the Legal Environment

Government Regulation of Competition and Prices

Administrative Agencies

Crimes

Torts

The Legal Environment of International Trade

Nature and Classes of Contracts: Contracting on the Internet

Formation of Contracts: Offer and Acceptance

Capacity and Genuine Assent

Consideration

Legality and Public Policy

Writing, Electronic Forms, and Interpretation of Contracts

Third Persons and Contracts

Discharge of Contracts

Breach of Contract and Remedies

Personal Property and Bailments

Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Management

Nature and Form of Sales

Title and Risk of Loss

Product Liability: Warranties and Torts

Obligations and Performance

Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts

Kinds of Negotiable Instruments and Negotiability

Transfers of Negotiable Instruments and Warranties of Parties

Liability of the Parties Under Negotiable Instruments

Checks and Funds Transfers

Nature of the Debtor-Creditor Relationship

Consumer Protection

Secured Transactions in Personal Property

Bankruptcy

Insurance

Agency

Third Persons in Agency

Regulation of Employment

Equal Employment Opportunity Law

Filters

The DMCA provides a(n) _ for internet service against claims of _.