Exam 54: Legal Issues

Movies, Inc. (MI), releases on DVD Nothing to Hide, a film focusing on the lack of privacy in cy?berspace. Owen posts online computer code that cracks the DVD's encryption, allowing users to make unauthorized copies. MI files a suit against Owen. The court is most likely to rule that

Precise Marketing Corporation buys and sells consumers' personal information. This may violate

One night, Kyle discovers Lee, an intruder, in Kyle's home. Kyle shoots and kills Lee. With respect to criminal prosecution for this use of deadly force, under a duty-to-retreat law Kyle

Etta illegally shoots Fay with a handgun made by Gunsmaker Corporation. Fay files a suit against Gunsmaker. With respect to the dan?gers associated with guns, the court is most likely to rule that Gunsmaker has

One night, Kyle discovers Lee, an intruder, in Kyle's home. Kyle shoots and kills Lee. With respect to criminal prosecution for this use of deadly force, under a duty-to-retreat law Kyle

Mavis files a suit against National Corporation and obtains a large damages award. Omni Insurance, Inc., is National's insurer. Ultimately, the cost of the damages award will be paid by

FotoFinder is a search engine that finds images on the Internet, displays them in lower-resolution thumbnail versions, frames them as they appear in their original Web locations, and links to those sites. Some users of FotoFinder infringe on the rights of the images' owners. FotoFinder's use of the images is most likely

Vern wants to file a suit on behalf of all diabetes patients against Wonder Pharmaceutical Corporation. Under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Vern

Pop Pix, Inc., owns and sells photos from its database on the Internet. Query Corporation operates a search engine that displays its results in thumbnail images, which sometimes include copies of Pop Pix's photos, without its permission. Query's use of the photos is most likely

To complain about Omega Corporation's products, Pi opens a Web site with the domain name "omegasucks.com." Omega files a suit against Pi. If the court rules in Pi's favor, it will most likely be on the basis of

One night, Izzy discovers Joe, an intruder, in Izzy's home. Izzy shoots and kills Joe. With respect to criminal prosecution for this use of deadly force, under a stand-your-ground law Izzy