Business Law Ch. 9
T/F 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 federIf 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?al 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.
T/F 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?
a) Some domain-name registers offer privacy services that hide the true owners of Web sites.
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.
T/F 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 federIf 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?al 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.
T/F 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?
a) Some domain-name registers offer privacy services that hide the true owners of Web sites.
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.
