Deck 34: Legal Issues in Technology and Business

Question 1

Facetime Social Media Inc.sells its users' personal information.This may violate

A)businesses' duties to their customers.
B)individuals' rights to their privacy.
C)governments' duties and rights with respect to public welfare.
D)no rights or duties.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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 dismembering 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

A)hold that the statute is unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.
B)expand the label's warning to include other forms of violence.
C)impose market-share liability on makers of violent video games.
D)replace the voluntary rating system currently in use.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

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

A)a likelihood of confusion.
B)a right to privacy.
C)the freedom of speech.
D)trademark law.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

A)U.S.copyright law does not apply to works that are made outside the United States.
B)Nguyen offered "good" prices for the books.
C)Nguyen imported the books "with the authority of the owner" (her family).
D)the first sale doctrine applies in these circumstances.

Question 5

Recent advances have fostered the growth of a relatively new industry to profit from crime.Statistics show that criminals have learned it is easier,less risky,and more profitable to

A)rob banks using traditional means.
B)steal via the Internet.
C)engage in legitimate activities such as stock trading via the Internet.
D)sell their stories to movie,music,and TV producers or video-game makers.