BUS LAW Ch. 8-Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy

After eating at a local restaurant, in which you had a heated disagreement with the owner, you decide to go online and post a review. Your review states that not only would you never eat their again due to their unprofessionalism, but that your food was bad and the restaurant was so unclean that it should be inspected by the health department, because you "saw a rat run across the floor of the kitchen."

If your review is posted anonymously, does the restaurant owner have any legal recourse so they may find out who you are and possibly sue you for defamation?

Yes, the business may have the right to uncover your identity in order to bring a suit against you.

In which of the following might an individual have a reasonable expectation of privacy online?

When they are entering their credit card information.

A reasonable expectation of privacy requires: (Select all that apply)

Societal acceptance of the expectation of privacy as reasonable.

An individual's actual, subjective expectation of privacy

Who has the right to disclose an electronic communication under the SCA?

Any intended recipient of the communication

Under the SCA, when may an employer monitor electronic communications of employees? (Select all that apply)

the employee consents

When the monitoring occurs as part of the ordinary course of business.

If the employer supplied the computer on which the monitoring is taking place.

The ECPA is the:

Electronic Communications Privacy Act

In which of the following must a court order be obtained to secretly record a conversation under federal law? (Select all that apply)

When the police want to record the conversation

Identifying the Facts and Issues

Chanel, Inc. manufactures luxury handbags, wallets, shoes, backpacks, and other high-end products with its iconic Chanel trademark (the name "Chanel" in a particular font and format, and two overlapping "C"s facing opposite directions)....

To prove a violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, a plaintiff must show that the offending domain name is _____ or _____ the plaintiff's domain name. In addition to the first criteria, a plaintiff must prove that the person or entity using the offending domain name has _____ to profit from the use.

1. identical

2. confusingly similar to

3. a bad faith intent

Chanelgraffiti.com, chanelgraffitibackpack.com and buychanelgraffitibackpack.com _____ identical to chanel.com. The use of the word "chanel" in the web pages registered by Vince and Total Service _____confuse a reasonable consumer to believe that the web pages were related to Chanel, Inc.

1. are not

2. could

The sale of backpacks with the Chanel trademark on them by the Vince and Total Service websites likely _____ an indication of bad faith intent to profit. It _____ reasonable for a court to determine that Vince and Total Service violated the ACPA by using chanelgraffitibackpack.com and buychanelgraffitibackpack.com.

1. is

2. would be

In this situation, Vince would be engaging in _____. This type of activity _____ a category of cybersquatting. In this situation, the domain names _____ identical to the official domain name. The offending domain names likely _____ confusingly similar to the official domain name.

1. typo squatting

2. is

3. are not

4. are

Given the facts above, Vince likely _____ have a bad faith intent to profit from the use of the domain name and _____ violate the ACPA.

1. does not

2. did not