BA Chap 9: Case Problems Internet Law,
Social Media and Privacy
d. Instruct spam recipients on how to "opt out" of their e-mails. - ANS-MediaContact, Inc.,
specializes in sending spam on behalf of its clients. MediaContact may be required to do which
of the following in order to comply with state laws?
a. Solicit permission from all users to which it wishes to send commercial e-mail.
b. Register with the state government as a "spam sender."
c. Include the name and location of their corporate address in all e-mail transmissions.
d. Instruct spam recipients on how to "opt out" of their e-mails.
b. sends messages involving products of companies previously sued under the CAN-SPAM Act.
- ANS-GoInternet, Inc., is an Internet-access service provider that is being forced to manage
numerous unwanted e-mail messages from a sender of e-mail advertisements. GoInternet can
sue the company that is e-mailing spam under the CAN-SPAM Act if the sender does any of the
following except:
a. engages in "dictionary attacks" to breach password-protected computers.
b. sends messages involving products of companies previously sued under the CAN-SPAM
Act.
c. uses a false return e-mail address.
d. conveys misleading or deceptive information when sending e-mail.
a. U.S. Safe Web Act. - ANS-Julian sends false and deceptive e-mails from a computer in
France to recipients in the United States. The U.S. Government officials can cooperate and
share information with foreign governments under the:
a. U.S. Safe Web Act.
b. CAN-SPAM Act.
c. Stored Communications Act.
d. Commercial E-mail Distribution Protection Act.
d. cybersquatter. - ANS-Russell reserves the domain name "juliaroberts.com" and creates a fan
Web site dedicated to Julia Roberts, the actress. Russell eventually sends Ms. Roberts a letter
offering to sell her the domain name. Russell is a:
a.typosquatter.
b. tortfeasor.
c. cyberstalker.
d.cybersquatter.
b. typosquatting. - ANS-Ron reserves the domain name www.wamart.com before Wal-Mart
does, which directs a user to a Web site which he has set up that sells retail goods online. Ron's
action is known as:
a. cybersquatting.
Social Media and Privacy
d. Instruct spam recipients on how to "opt out" of their e-mails. - ANS-MediaContact, Inc.,
specializes in sending spam on behalf of its clients. MediaContact may be required to do which
of the following in order to comply with state laws?
a. Solicit permission from all users to which it wishes to send commercial e-mail.
b. Register with the state government as a "spam sender."
c. Include the name and location of their corporate address in all e-mail transmissions.
d. Instruct spam recipients on how to "opt out" of their e-mails.
b. sends messages involving products of companies previously sued under the CAN-SPAM Act.
- ANS-GoInternet, Inc., is an Internet-access service provider that is being forced to manage
numerous unwanted e-mail messages from a sender of e-mail advertisements. GoInternet can
sue the company that is e-mailing spam under the CAN-SPAM Act if the sender does any of the
following except:
a. engages in "dictionary attacks" to breach password-protected computers.
b. sends messages involving products of companies previously sued under the CAN-SPAM
Act.
c. uses a false return e-mail address.
d. conveys misleading or deceptive information when sending e-mail.
a. U.S. Safe Web Act. - ANS-Julian sends false and deceptive e-mails from a computer in
France to recipients in the United States. The U.S. Government officials can cooperate and
share information with foreign governments under the:
a. U.S. Safe Web Act.
b. CAN-SPAM Act.
c. Stored Communications Act.
d. Commercial E-mail Distribution Protection Act.
d. cybersquatter. - ANS-Russell reserves the domain name "juliaroberts.com" and creates a fan
Web site dedicated to Julia Roberts, the actress. Russell eventually sends Ms. Roberts a letter
offering to sell her the domain name. Russell is a:
a.typosquatter.
b. tortfeasor.
c. cyberstalker.
d.cybersquatter.
b. typosquatting. - ANS-Ron reserves the domain name www.wamart.com before Wal-Mart
does, which directs a user to a Web site which he has set up that sells retail goods online. Ron's
action is known as:
a. cybersquatting.
