Question 1

One of the uniform laws developed in response to electronic commerce is the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Communications Decency Act of 1996 was found to violate freedom of speech rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cybertime Software sold a software package to a client.The terms of the contract provided that the client was purchasing use of the software for 6 months.Cybertime delivered the software copy on compact disks,encoded to become usable on May 1,2002,with payment due from the client by June 1,2002.Unbeknownst to the client,the software was set to disable on June 15,2002 unless Cybertime supplied the client with special software to reactivate the program,which would be done upon full payment.Discuss the legality of this situation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,electronic signatures must generally be followed up by executing a manual signature in order to attest to the authenticity of the electronic signature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act protects any individual's name from being registered by another person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Under the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act,tender of performance is:

Accepted Answer

A) A party's unequivocal indication of intent to perform. 
B) A party's agreement to perform. 
C) The offer to complete the performance of contractual duties made by a party who is willing and able to perform. 
D) The actual completion of a party's obligations under the contract. 
E) Any action made by a party that is a beginning of performance of contractual duties.

Question 7

Licensing of informational rights can best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A) A sale of the underlying intellectual property rights. 
B) A lease of tangible personal property to the licensee. 
C) The granting of limited rights to use that cannot be simultaneously granted to others. 
D) The granting of any rights to use information,which can differ greatly in scope and duration. 
E) The right to temporarily use the domain name of another.

Question 8

The government can get access to an individual's stored e-mail pursuant to a legitimate criminal investigation without a search warrant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act protects against bad faith registrations of domain names only if the domain name is trademarked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Under the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act,contracts must be authenticated if the amount to be paid is:

Accepted Answer

A) $500 or more. 
B) $1,000 or more. 
C) $2,000 or more. 
D) $5,000 or more. 
E) $10,000 or more.

Question 11

The Internet was begun in the late 1980s by the U.S.Department of Education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following best describes how e-mail contracts are viewed under the law?

Accepted Answer

A) E-mail contracts are not usually valid because of the ease of deleting e-mail messages. 
B) E-mail contracts for goods can be valid,but not e-mail contracts for services. 
C) E-mail contracts are valid only for contracts less than $500. 
D) E-mail contracts are valid so long as both parties sign a written copy printed out from the e-mail. 
E) E-mail contracts are generally treated similarly to contracts negotiated by other means.

Question 13

Which of the following is generally true about contracts covered by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act?

Accepted Answer

A) An e-mail printout is not admissible as evidence due to the ease with which a printout can be fabricated. 
B) E-mail contracts cannot meet the Statute of Frauds requirements for a writing. 
C) Electronic signatures are considered equivalent to handwritten signatures for meeting the Statute of Frauds requirements. 
D) Electronic signatures have been held to be sufficient for contracts not required to be in writing under the Statute of Frauds,but not for meeting the Statute of Frauds signature requirement. 
E) An e-mail contract meets the Statute of Frauds requirement only if a printout of the e-mail has a hand signature on it.

Question 14

Under the terms of a 1999 trade pact between China and the United States,foreign companies cannot own more than 50 percent of an Internet business in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act,an employer cannot access any stored e-mail of an employee without that employee's consent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true about the sale of Internet domain names?

Accepted Answer

A) The fee for the transfer of an Internet domain name cannot be greater than the fee paid to register the name,prorated over the remaining period that the registration fee covers. 
B) Amounts charged to transfer ownership of a domain name must be approved by the agency that initially sold the name. 
C) Names have not been sold for more than nominal amounts. 
D) Some names have properly been sold for millions of dollars. 
E) The periodic registration fee will be affected by the amount for which a domain name is sold.

Question 17

In order to obtain a domain name,one must:

Accepted Answer

A) Obtain clearance that the name is not confusingly similar to another name,and pay the appropriate fee. 
B) Apply for the name and,if within the waiting period,there are no objections to the applicant taking the name,pay the appropriate fee. 
C) Verify that the name is not already taken,directly notify parties who might object to obtain their waiver of objection,and pay the appropriate fee. 
D) Verify that the name is not already taken and pay the appropriate fee or,if already taken,negotiate to purchase the name from its current owner. 
E) Apply for the name,state the purpose for which the name will be used,and if the use is approved,pay the appropriate fee.

Question 18

Ingrid works for a large wholesale operation in the finance department.In connection with the investigation of suspected embezzlement,her employer looked at her saved e-mail at work.Then,from some forwarded messages,discovered her home e-mail address,and convinced the Internet service provider to allow them access to that as well.Apparently she has become a suspect in the embezzlement investigation.The police have become involved.Discuss this situation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Prior approval by the affected celebrity is needed to obtain a domain name that is similar to a celebrity's name. 
B) Penalties are imposed for obtaining any domain name that infringes on a valid trademark. 
C) Domain names are granted only after ensuring that they do not infringe on a valid existing trademark. 
D) A plaintiff must show that the defendant acted in bad faith in order to recover. 
E) Both C and D are true.

Question 20

A computer information transaction is an agreement to create,transfer,or license computer information or information rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: E-Contracts and Internet Law

One of the uniform laws developed in response to electronic commerce is the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act.

The Communications Decency Act of 1996 was found to violate freedom of speech rights.

Under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,electronic signatures must generally be followed up by executing a manual signature in order to attest to the authenticity of the electronic signature.

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act protects any individual's name from being registered by another person.

Under the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act,tender of performance is:

Licensing of informational rights can best be described as:

The government can get access to an individual's stored e-mail pursuant to a legitimate criminal investigation without a search warrant.

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act protects against bad faith registrations of domain names only if the domain name is trademarked.

Under the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act,contracts must be authenticated if the amount to be paid is:

The Internet was begun in the late 1980s by the U.S.Department of Education.

Which of the following best describes how e-mail contracts are viewed under the law?

Which of the following is generally true about contracts covered by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act?

Under the terms of a 1999 trade pact between China and the United States,foreign companies cannot own more than 50 percent of an Internet business in China.

Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act,an employer cannot access any stored e-mail of an employee without that employee's consent.

Which of the following is true about the sale of Internet domain names?

In order to obtain a domain name,one must:

Under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act,which of the following is true?

A computer information transaction is an agreement to create,transfer,or license computer information or information rights.