Question 1

Any expression that damages your reputation within the community, causes others todisassociate themselves from you, or attacks your character or professional ability is referred to as______.&#10;A) precedent&#10;B) stare decisis&#10;C) libel&#10;D) en banc

Accepted Answer

Libel refers to a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation. It fits the description of an expression that damages reputation, causes disassociation, or attacks character or professional ability.

Question 2

A distributor is legally responsible for libelous remarks made by a third party.

Accepted Answer

A distributor, such as a bookstore or newsstand, is generally not held legally responsible for libelous remarks made by a third party in the materials they distribute, unless they had knowledge of the libelous content and decided to distribute it anyway.

Question 3

The &#34;Good Samaritan&#34; clause is contained within the ______.&#10;A) Telecom Act&#10;B) Child Online Protection Act&#10;C) 1934 Communications Act&#10;D) Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Accepted Answer

The "Good Samaritan" clause is part of the Telecom Act, specifically Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), which is part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This clause protects online platforms from liability for content posted by their users.

Question 4

The court ruled that CompuServe was a publisher not a distributor.

Accepted Answer

The court ruled that CompuServe was a distributor, not a publisher, which meant they were not liable for the content posted by others on their platform.

Question 5

The court found the information content provider partially responsible for a third party libel and, thus, not protected by the language of the 1996 Telecom Act in ______.&#10;A) Cubby v. CompuServe&#10;B) Carafano v. Metrosplash.com&#10;C) Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy&#10;D) Zeran v. AOL

Accepted Answer

The answer of The court found the information content provider...

Question 6

The first federal conviction for making bias-motivated hate threats via e-mail occurred in______.&#10;A) U.S. v. Machado&#10;B) U.S. v. Quon&#10;C) Carafano v. Metrosplash.com&#10;D) Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy

Accepted Answer

U.S. v. Machado was the case that led to the first federal conviction for making bias-motivated hate threats via e-mail.

Question 7

The posting of bias-motivated hate death threats by Ryan resulted in a decision awarding $1.1 million to Bonnie Jouhari under the language of the ______.&#10;A) 2003 Hate Crimes Prevention Act&#10;B) 18 USC 245&#10;C) Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act&#10;D) Fair Housing Act

Accepted Answer

The case involving Ryan and Bonnie Jouhari, where Ryan posted bias-motivated hate death threats, led to a decision awarding $1.1 million to Bonnie Jouhari under the Fair Housing Act. This act is designed to protect individuals from discrimination when renting, buying, or securing financing for any housing. The discriminatory threats made by Ryan interfered with Jouhari's fair housing rights, leading to the legal decision.

Question 8

The antiabortion hate web site featuring &#34;wanted posters&#34; of abortion doctors was ______.&#10;A) ALPHA HQ&#10;B) Metrosplash.com&#10;C) Nuremberg Files&#10;D) Napster

Accepted Answer

The "Nuremberg Files" was known for featuring "wanted posters" of abortion doctors, which was considered by many as promoting hate and violence against those individuals.

Question 9

Federal cyberstalking law requires a specific, direct threat or prosecution cannot occur.

Accepted Answer

Federal cyberstalking law requires a specific, direct threat or prosecution cannot occur.

Question 10

Thus far courts have held that linking and deep linking violate copyright law.

Accepted Answer

Courts have generally not held that linking or deep linking (which involves linking to a specific page within a website, bypassing the homepage) inherently violates copyright law. The legality often depends on the manner and context in which the linking is done.

Deck 20: Other First Amendment Issues: Libel, Hate Speech,cyberstalking and Copyright