Worksheet 9.1
In 2003, Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and
Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which effectively eliminated unsolicited e-mails.
T/F - ANS-False
Which of the following activities is NOT prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act?
a. False information
b. False return addresses
c. Misleading information
d. Deceptive information
e. Sending junk mail via the USPS
f. Sending messages to randomly generated e-mail addresses - ANS-e. sending junk mail via
the USPS
Because the federal CAN-SPAM Act only applied to e-mails originating in the United States,
Congress enacted the ___________________ . - ANS-U.S. Safe Web Act
If an internet service provider receives information that spam e-mails are being received by its
customers from a foreign entity, and then shares details of those e-mails (dates received,
header information) to the government of the country from which they came, is the customer
likely to win a lawsuit against the ISP for sharing that information?
a. Yes, because the ISP should have asked the customers for permission first.
b. Yes, because the ISP should have obtained permission from the U.S. Commerce
Department.
c. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability for such
action. - ANS-c. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability
for such action
Loss of _______________value may occur when another party uses a domain name similar to
yours. - ANS-goodwill
_____________ is the act of buying domain names that are similar to well-known domains,
except for slight misspellings. _______________ is the act of registering a domain name that is
the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that
domain name back to the trademark owner. - ANS-Typosquatting
Cybersquatting
Which of the following does NOT have to be true for the Anticybersquatting Consumer
Protection Act to apply?
a. The domain name is in another language.
b. The domain name is identical to, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another.
In 2003, Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and
Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which effectively eliminated unsolicited e-mails.
T/F - ANS-False
Which of the following activities is NOT prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act?
a. False information
b. False return addresses
c. Misleading information
d. Deceptive information
e. Sending junk mail via the USPS
f. Sending messages to randomly generated e-mail addresses - ANS-e. sending junk mail via
the USPS
Because the federal CAN-SPAM Act only applied to e-mails originating in the United States,
Congress enacted the ___________________ . - ANS-U.S. Safe Web Act
If an internet service provider receives information that spam e-mails are being received by its
customers from a foreign entity, and then shares details of those e-mails (dates received,
header information) to the government of the country from which they came, is the customer
likely to win a lawsuit against the ISP for sharing that information?
a. Yes, because the ISP should have asked the customers for permission first.
b. Yes, because the ISP should have obtained permission from the U.S. Commerce
Department.
c. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability for such
action. - ANS-c. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability
for such action
Loss of _______________value may occur when another party uses a domain name similar to
yours. - ANS-goodwill
_____________ is the act of buying domain names that are similar to well-known domains,
except for slight misspellings. _______________ is the act of registering a domain name that is
the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that
domain name back to the trademark owner. - ANS-Typosquatting
Cybersquatting
Which of the following does NOT have to be true for the Anticybersquatting Consumer
Protection Act to apply?
a. The domain name is in another language.
b. The domain name is identical to, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another.
