BLAW CH. 9 Mindtap Practice Questions
In 2003, Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and
Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which effectively eliminated unsolicited emails.
- hint
What constitutes the vast majority of e-mail traffic today?
a. True
b. False - ANS-b. False
Which of the following activities is NOT prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act?
a. Sending junk mail via the USPS
b. Misleading information
c. False return addresses
d. Deceptive information
e. Sending messages to randomly generated e-mail addresses
f. False information - ANS-a. 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
a. Stop Foreign Spam Act
b. Stop Foreign Emails Act
c. U.S. Safe Web Act
d. Enforcement Beyond Borders Act - ANS-c. U.S. Safe Web Act
Because you are suspected of sending out bulk unsolicited e-mail advertisements, your Internet
service provider is asked by the FTC to supply information on what you do in foreign
jurisdictions. Will you succeed in a lawsuit against your Internet service provider for illegally
providing such information to the FTC?
a. Yes, because you should have been asked first.
b. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability for such
action.
c. Yes, because your ISP should have obtained permission from the Commerce Department. -
ANS-b. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability for such
action.
loss of what occurs when another party uses a domain name similar to yours
a. Saitfaction
b. Goodwill
c. Tangible Value
, d. Book Value - ANS-b. Goodwill
Match each term to the correct definition:
Terms:
Cybersquatting
Typosquatting
Definitions:
The act of buying domain names that are similar to well-known domains, except for slight
misspellings
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:
The act of buying domain names that are similar to well-known domains, except for slight
misspellings
Cybersquatting
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.
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 or confusingly similar to another domain trademark
c. The one registering or using that domain name as a "bad faith intent" to profit from that
trademark. - ANS-a. The domain name is in another language
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why lawsuits against cybersquatters are difficult to
pursue?
a. Some domain name registers offer privacy services that hides the true owners of the website
b. Often there are high costs for court proceedings
c. Discovery may be costly
d. Most cybersquatters have limited mastery of English
e. Arbitration can be costly - ANS-d. Most cybersquatters have limited mastery of English
True or False:
Using another's trademark in a meta tag will normally constitute trademark infringement. -
ANS-True
In 2003, Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and
Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which effectively eliminated unsolicited emails.
- hint
What constitutes the vast majority of e-mail traffic today?
a. True
b. False - ANS-b. False
Which of the following activities is NOT prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act?
a. Sending junk mail via the USPS
b. Misleading information
c. False return addresses
d. Deceptive information
e. Sending messages to randomly generated e-mail addresses
f. False information - ANS-a. 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
a. Stop Foreign Spam Act
b. Stop Foreign Emails Act
c. U.S. Safe Web Act
d. Enforcement Beyond Borders Act - ANS-c. U.S. Safe Web Act
Because you are suspected of sending out bulk unsolicited e-mail advertisements, your Internet
service provider is asked by the FTC to supply information on what you do in foreign
jurisdictions. Will you succeed in a lawsuit against your Internet service provider for illegally
providing such information to the FTC?
a. Yes, because you should have been asked first.
b. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability for such
action.
c. Yes, because your ISP should have obtained permission from the Commerce Department. -
ANS-b. No, because the U.S. Safe Web Act provides immunity to the ISP from liability for such
action.
loss of what occurs when another party uses a domain name similar to yours
a. Saitfaction
b. Goodwill
c. Tangible Value
, d. Book Value - ANS-b. Goodwill
Match each term to the correct definition:
Terms:
Cybersquatting
Typosquatting
Definitions:
The act of buying domain names that are similar to well-known domains, except for slight
misspellings
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:
The act of buying domain names that are similar to well-known domains, except for slight
misspellings
Cybersquatting
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.
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 or confusingly similar to another domain trademark
c. The one registering or using that domain name as a "bad faith intent" to profit from that
trademark. - ANS-a. The domain name is in another language
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why lawsuits against cybersquatters are difficult to
pursue?
a. Some domain name registers offer privacy services that hides the true owners of the website
b. Often there are high costs for court proceedings
c. Discovery may be costly
d. Most cybersquatters have limited mastery of English
e. Arbitration can be costly - ANS-d. Most cybersquatters have limited mastery of English
True or False:
Using another's trademark in a meta tag will normally constitute trademark infringement. -
ANS-True
