Exam 33: The Intersection of Law and Science

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) granted limited immunity to persons who duplicate copyrighted works on the Internet, as long as those users do not profit from the copying process.

The general welfare clause has been used over the last two centuries to give Congress the power to create a national police force and the FBI.

Polio cases have decreased by over 99% since 1988, from an estimated 350000 cases then to 1349 reported cases in 2010. The reduction is the result of the global effort to eradicate the disease. In most countries, the global effort has expanded capacities to tackle other infectious diseases by building effective surveillance and immunization systems. Success hinges on financing the next steps of the global eradication initiative. The World Health Organization has played a significant role in meeting such health challenges. How does the WHO accomplish its targets?

"Hard Power" is waged at the emotional and psychological level.

Computer programs are expressly excluded from the Copyright Act of 1980.

A trade secret agreement occurs when the producer of a product allows a purchaser to use the product only if the purchaser agrees to respect the producer's desire for secrecy.

In 1998, President Clinton signed the ____________, which called for the primary industrial nations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions below levels recorded in 1900.

Statutory law regulates the social system by telling people what they can and cannot do.

Permits issued under the Clean Water Act relate to the:

Joan Kilney had a major car accident. She continued to be fed through a surgically-implanted gastrostomy tube for a period of five years. She expressed a wish to end the prolonged agony by taking recourse to the right to die. What difficulties are generally faced by a trial court in such cases and what could be the remedy as has envisaged by several commentators?

The three issues that author Robert Heilbroner thought would challenge the existence of the human race are: (1) ____________, (2) the challenge of uncontrolled population growth, and (3) the destruction of the environment.

The primary job of the Chief Technology Officer of the United States is to:

The World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:

Kan Lee is a U.S. citizen and an employee of MetLoc systems. He was caught stealing and handing over semiconductors to another individual, who is a citizen of a foreign country. Both individuals were arrested. Which law would be invoked in order to prosecute Kan Lee and what would be the punishment if Kan is convicted?

International power depends upon the type of international institution that is charged with oversight responsibilities.

The government can interfere in a woman's right to have her child if it has a compelling interest to do so.

The ____________ clause has been interpreted to mean that the Supreme Court has the legal authority to short-circuit any state statute that contradicts the U.S. Constitution.

The Copenhagen Accord actually operates outside the jurisdiction of the United Nations.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is responsible for making certain that, on a global basis, nuclear energy is used only for peaceful purposes.

Sienna runs a restaurant. The barbeque chicken that is served in the restaurant is famous and draws a large crowd. Sienna follows a special process of preparing the chicken. This process is not known to anyone except Sienna and her cook. Does this process of barbequing chicken qualify as a trade secret?