ISC 376-400

The most important objectives of strategic assessment are all of the following EXCEPT:

• Measure the extent to which the EC strategy and ensuing projects are delivering what they were supposed to deliver.
• Determine if the EC strategy and projects are still viable in the current environment.
• Reassess the initial strategy in order to learn from mistakes and improve future planning.
• Identify what competitors are doing to avoid head-on competition.

To defend against unethical and illegal business tactics that exploit EC operations, Google, MSN Search, and Yahoo have turned to all of the following aggressive measures except:

• Implemented spam site reporting systems.
• Built algorithms that check for and penalize deceptive rank-boosting practices.
• Implemented honeypots.
• Banned violators' sites.

Having control over the collection, storage, and dissemination of personal information is included in the category of:

• property
• rights
• duties
• privacy

A decision by a judge that may be used as a standard in similar cases that follow is referred to as:

• intellectual property
• legal precedent
• common law
• tort

Critics of political spam are against its use because they believe that:

• all spam is a nuisance, clogs mail servers, and creates security risks
• it is illegal
• it increases candidates' dependence on wealthy fundraisers
• it leads to political favoritism

Due process is

• a legal claim that others not interfere with a protected interest.
• a set of enforceable rules and regulations.
• a guarantee of basic fairness and fair procedures in legal action.
• a legal obligation not to interfere with a protected interest.

Property rights relevant to e-commerce include all of the following EXCEPT:

• The right to bring criminal charges against a violator.
• Control of the use of the property.
• The right to benefit, transfer, or sell the property.
• The right to exclude others from the property.

Intellectual property law is the area of law that is associated with each of the following EXCEPT:

• business contracts.
• visual and performing arts.
• patent law, copyright law, trademark law, and trade secret law.
• electronic databases, advertising, and video games.

Which of the following is true about copyrights?

• Copyright protection on artistic property such as a movie or music lasts forever, even after the death of the author or creator.
• In the United States, after work is created and in a tangible form such as through writing or recording, the author can apply for a federal copyright.
• The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) uses lawsuits against universities, but not students, to stamp out rampant music piracy on university campuses.
• The entertainment industry, led primarily by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and RIAA, is trying technical solutions via the legal system to protect its interests.

Each of the following statements about digital rights management (DRM) is true EXCEPT:

• DRM are technology-based protection measures.
• DRM technologies were developed with strict regard for privacy protection.
• Typically, the content is a copyrighted digital work to which the vendor holds right.
• DRM is an umbrella term for any arrangement that allows a vendor of content in electronic form to control the material and restrict its usage.