Business Law Principles For Today’s Commercial Environment 4th Edition By David – Test Bank

Chapter 11—CYBERLAW

TRUE/FALSE

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

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

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

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4. Legal issues in cyberspace include appropriation and competition issues.

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

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6. Employers have access and control rights to their employees’ e-mail.

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

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8. Employers are accountable when employee use e-mails to defame competitors.

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9. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA) is useful in resolving privacy issue questions.

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10. Potential employers are free to do pre-hiring monitoring of applicants without their knowledge.

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11. Cleaning up your name on Google using one of several services is a good way to eliminate any suspicions perspective or current employers may have about you.

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