All of the following statements about the digital millennium copyright act (dmca) are true except:

Liability is a feature of political systems in which a body of law is in place that permits individuals to recover damages done to them by other actors, systems, or organizations. True/False

The principle of responsibility means that individuals, organizations, and societies should be held accountable to others for the consequences of their actions. True/False

In the United States, Google is required to remove results from its search engine if requested. True/False

The AdChoices program is an industry-sponsored initiative to encourage Web sites to be more transparent about how they use personal information and to make it more likely that appropriate ads are shown to users. True/False

Which of the following e-commerce technology dimensions creates greater opportunities for cyberbullying? A) richness B) interactivity C) social technology D) ubiquity

Which ethical principle emphasizes putting oneself into the place of others and thinking of oneself as the object of the decision? A) the Golden Rule B) Universalism C) the Collective Utilitarian principle D) the Social Contract rule

Which ethical principle asks you to consider the impact of your decision if the principles underlying your decision became an organizing principle of the entire society? A) the Golden Rule B) Risk Aversion C) the Slippery Slope D) the Social Contract rule

D) the Social Contract rule

Which of the following basic ethical concepts plays an important role in defining privacy? A) responsibility B) accountability C) liability D) due process

Which of the following is not aimed at strengthening the ability of law enforcement agencies to monitor Internet users without their knowledge? A) the USA PATRIOT Act B) the Homeland Security Act C) the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act D) the E-Government Act

Which of the following is not one of the issues complicating the taxation of e-commerce sales? A) Taxes raised are used for different government purposes. B) Sales taxes and policies vary by state and country. C) Retailers legally only have to charge sales tax if they have operations located in the same state as a consumer. D) Small online businesses are unable to manage sales taxes to thousands of different jurisdictions.

A) Taxes raised are used for different government purposes.

Which of the following statements about industry self-regulation regarding privacy is not true? A) OPA members are required to implement the OPA's privacy guidelines. B) The primary focus of industry efforts has been the use of online "seals" that attest to the site's policies. C) Industry efforts have not so far succeeded in reducing American fears of privacy invasion. D) The NAI's privacy policies have established the TRUSTe seal.

D) The NAI's privacy policies have established the TRUSTe seal.

The sharing of a user's stored cookie information between Web sites and without the user's knowledge is: A) legal in the United States but illegal in Europe. B) illegal in the United States but legal in Europe. C) legal in both the United States and Europe. D) illegal in both the United States and Europe.

A) legal in the United States but illegal in Europe.

Which of the following requires financial institutions to inform consumers of their privacy policies and permits consumers some control over their records? A) Freedom of Information Act B) Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act C) COPPA D) HIPAA

B) Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

A social consequence of the richness of Internet information is: A) an increase in shallowness. B) an increase in the ease of creating misleading information. C) very persuasive messages might reduce the need for multiple independent sources of information. D) an increase in vulnerability to hacking attacks.

C) very persuasive messages might reduce the need for multiple independent sources of information.

Which of the following is a core Fair Information Practices (FIP) principle? A) Choice/Consent B) Access/Participation C) Security D) Enforcement

What is the FTC recommendation regarding choice as it relates to personally identifiable information (PII)? A) Require firms to have consumers affirmatively opt-in before PII is collected. B) Require firms to allow consumers to opt-out before PII is collected. C) Make collection of PII illegal. D) Require robust notice only before PII is collected.

A) Require firms to have consumers affirmatively opt-in before PII is collected.

What is the major reason that the Internet has such potential for destroying traditional conceptions and implementations of intellectual property law? A) the ability to make perfect copies of digital works at little cost B) the anonymous nature of the Internet C) the support for instant peer-to-peer communication D) the use of standards for file formats

A) the ability to make perfect copies of digital works at little cost

Which of the following situations would not qualify for the fair use exception to U.S. copyright law? A) A professor clips a newspaper article just before class and distributes copies of it to his class. B) A journalist quotes a paragraph from a book in a review of the book. C) A student copies a photograph of his favorite band from a Web site created by the band's record label and places it on the student's personal Web site. D) Google posts thumbnail images of books in the Google Book Search Project.

C) A student copies a photograph of his favorite band from a Web site created by the band's record label and places it on the student's personal Web site.

All of the following statements about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) are true except: A) the DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent technological measures to protect works. B) the DMCA makes Internet Service Providers (ISPs) responsible and accountable for hosting Web sites or providing services to infringers regardless of whether the ISP is aware of infringement. C) the DMCA requires search engines to block access to infringing sites. D) the DMCA allows libraries to make digital copies of works for internal use only.

B) the DMCA makes Internet Service Providers (ISPs) responsible and accountable for hosting Web sites or providing services to infringers regardless of whether the ISP is aware of infringement.

All of the following statements about patents are true except: A) it is more difficult to obtain a copyright than it is to obtain a patent. B) the four types of inventions protected by patent law are machines, manmade products, compositions of matter, and processing methods. C) computer programs can be patented. D) in order to be patented, an invention must be nonobvious.

A) it is more difficult to obtain a copyright than it is to obtain a patent.

Which case was instrumental in paving the way for Internet business methods patents? A) Brown Bag v. Symantec B) State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. C) Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International D) Ticketmaster Corp. v. Tickets.com

B) State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.

The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has called for all of the following except: A) a consumer privacy bill of rights. B) a data breach law requiring firms to report losses of consumer data. C) amendment of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to strengthen protections against government surveillance. D) a blanket prohibition on commercial data brokers.

D) a blanket prohibition on commercial data brokers.

According to data from Pew Research Center, which of the following is the action which the highest percentage of Internet users has taken to preserve their privacy online? A) used an anonymous Web browsing service B) encrypted their communications C) cleared Web browser history and cookies D) posted comments online anonymously

C) cleared Web browser history and cookies

Megaupload is an example of a(n) ________, an online file storage service dedicated to sharing copyrighted material illegally.

The doctrine of ________ permits teachers and writers to use copyrighted materials without permission under certain circumstances.

What does the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA do?

What does DMCA protect against?

What is considered DMCA?

What are the basic elements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?