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East Mississippi Community College ECON 2123 Chapter 11-CYBERLAW TRUE/FALSE 1)The term cyberlaw refers to laws and precedent applicable to Internet transactions and communications

Economics

East Mississippi Community College

ECON 2123

Chapter 11-CYBERLAW

TRUE/FALSE

1)The term cyberlaw refers to laws and precedent applicable to Internet transactions and communications.

 

                                           

 

  1. Cyberlaw is a completely new area of law, unrelated to any established field of law.

 

                                           

 

  1. The term “cyberspace” describes the World Wide Web and Internet communication.

 

                                           

 

  1. Cyberlaw includes the area of criminal law.

 

                                           

 

  1. The law of real property is included in those categories of legal issues covered by cyberlaw.

 

                                           

 

  1. Employers have access and control rights to their employees' e-mail.

 

                                           

 

  1. Employers are required to give notice to employees that they will monitor their employees' e-mail.

 

                                           

 

  1. The tort of apprehension involves taking an image, likeness, or name for purposes of commercial advantage.

 

                                           

 

  1. The elements of defamation remain the same in cyberspace      
  2. Defamation in cyberspace requires the plaintiff to show the same elements as are required under traditional defamation law, but the potential for larger damage awards may be much greater for defamation in cyberspace.

 

                                           

 

  1. Individuals who post defamatory messages in a “chat room” are protected from liability for defamation.

 

 

                                           

 

  1. Contract formation in cyberspace is the result of a desire for businesses to use a common language to form contracts.

 

                                           

 

  1. The formation of contracts in cyberspace is always governed by the law of the United States.

 

                                           

 

  1. The distinction between offer and acceptance is no longer relevant in cyberlaw.

 

                                           

 

  1. Federal law now recognizes the validity of electronic signatures.

 

                                           

 

  1. The remedy for misrepresentation and fraud on the Internet is the same as the remedy for misrepresentation and fraud committed on paper.

 

                                           

 

  1. Federal law requires all companies who market search engines on the Internet to create and abide by a search engine code of ethics.

 

                                           

 

  1. Identity theft is a type of Internet fraud.

 

                                           

 

  1. Copying trademarks by using the Internet is an intellectual property issue.

 

                                           

 

  1. United States companies are encouraged to use an international registration system for resolving disputes regarding names for Internet sites.

 

                                           

 

  1. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it a federal offense to circumvent, or create programs to circumvent, encryption devices placed in copyrighted material to prevent unauthorized copying.

 

                                           

 

  1. Copyright protection is not possible for materials located on the Internet.

 

                                           

 

 

  1. Little "cyber crime" exists today.

 

                                           

 

  1. The Fourth Amendment protection applies to homes, but not to information stored on computers.

 

                                           

 

  1. Generally, speech on the Internet is not entitled to First Amendment free speech protection.

 

                                           

 

  1. The Commerce Clause prohibits state governments from taxing Internet transactions.

 

                                           

 

  1. Under the Due Process Clause, certain rules are traditionally employed to determine jurisdiction under state “long-arm” statutes. These rules are not applicable to businesses that choose to transact on the Internet.

 

                                           

 

  1. The Internet has facilitated access to capital markets.

 

                                           

 

  1. "Pump and dump" is a practice prohibited under securities law.

 

                                           

 

  1. Existing securities laws apply to securities transactions over the Internet.

 

                                           

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