Exam 16: Regulatory,ethical,and Compliance Issues in EC

The entertainment industry has the right to its intellectual property (IP)and can file ________ against online businesses,such as YouTube or 56.com,for any interference with its operation.

Unlike hate sites that can cause problems for corporations or lead to lawsuits,fan sites are beneficial and welcomed by the entertainment industry.

Creations of the mind,such as inventions,literary and artistic works,and symbols,names,images,and designs,used in commerce are types of ________.

What is a tort? List and briefly explain two of the three types of common types of torts in EC.

Various EC tools can help increase our safety at home and in public,such as e-911 systems;global collaborative commerce technologies,e-procurement,and e-government efforts at information sharing.

Which is a major property right relevant to EC and Web sites?

________ enable(s)an organization that has suffered a loss due to spammers to bring a lawsuit against spammers responsible for the loss.

________ are laws that protect creations of the human mind including such diverse subjects as the visual and performing arts,electronic databases,advertising,and video games.

A ________ is a civil wrong,such as negligence,that can be grounds for a lawsuit.

Intellectual property law is the area of law that is associated with each of the following except:

Each of the following statements about digital rights management (DRM)is true except:

Define the CAN-SPAM law.List the main provisions of the law and the penalties for violations.

________ is a businesses practice that gives consumers the opportunity to refuse to share information about themselves.

Online sellers can better protect themselves against fraud by requiring customers whose billing address is different from the shipping address to call their bank and have the alternate address added to their bank account.

A ________ is a legal claim that others not interfere with an individual's or organization's protected interest.

Section 5 of the FTC Act does each of the following except:

According to Gartner Group,40 percent of the world's data centers are constrained by heat,space,and power requirements.

Violation of copyrights on the Internet is a major problem for creators and distributors of intellectual property such as movies,music,and books.

Companies can improve their responsibility as custodians of customers' personal data by implementing:

EC and Web site safeguards to minimize exposure to risk of legal actions include all of the following except: