fin 240 kaplowitz worksheet 9.1: internet
law
In 2003, Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and
Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which effectively eliminated unsolicited e-mails. - ANS-false
Which of the following activities is NOT prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act? - ANS-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? - ANS-no, because the u.s.
safe web act provides immunity to the isp from liability for such action
Loss of _____ 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? - ANS-the domain name is in another language
The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act applies to all domain-name registrations and
trademarks. - ANS-true
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why lawsuits against cybersquatters are difficult to
pursue? - ANS-most cybersquatters have limited mastery of english
Using another's trademark in a meta tag will normally constitute trademark infringement. -
ANS-true
Similar to trademark infringement, a claim of trademark dilution in the online world requires proof
that consumers will likely be confused by a connection between the unauthorized use and the
mark. - ANS-false
law
In 2003, Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and
Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which effectively eliminated unsolicited e-mails. - ANS-false
Which of the following activities is NOT prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act? - ANS-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? - ANS-no, because the u.s.
safe web act provides immunity to the isp from liability for such action
Loss of _____ 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? - ANS-the domain name is in another language
The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act applies to all domain-name registrations and
trademarks. - ANS-true
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why lawsuits against cybersquatters are difficult to
pursue? - ANS-most cybersquatters have limited mastery of english
Using another's trademark in a meta tag will normally constitute trademark infringement. -
ANS-true
Similar to trademark infringement, a claim of trademark dilution in the online world requires proof
that consumers will likely be confused by a connection between the unauthorized use and the
mark. - ANS-false
