Question 1

Copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and trademarks are best classified as forms of _______________.?

Accepted Answer

Copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and trademarks are all forms of intellectual property, which is intangible property that is created through the use of one's mind or intellect.

Question 2

In terms of scope and scale, this commercial sector reports the largest financial losses to piracy at $52.24 billion according to 2016 data.?

Accepted Answer

The computer software industry reported the largest financial losses to piracy, with losses amounting to $52.24 billion according to 2016 data.

Question 3

This website generated controversy by hosting a free-to-access repository of scholarly publications.?

Accepted Answer

Sci-Hub is a website that provides free access to millions of scientific papers that are usually behind paywalls. This has generated controversy among publishers and some academics who argue that it violates copyright laws and deprives publishers of revenue. However, others argue that it is providing access to knowledge that should be freely available to all, and that the current publishing model is unfair and exclusive.

Question 4

What is a major reason peer-to-peer file-sharing remains extraordinarily resilient to shutdown attempts?

Accepted Answer

Peer-to-peer file-sharing networks are decentralized and fragmented, meaning that there is not a central server that can be targeted for shutdown. Rather, users connect directly to each other to share files, making it difficult to completely eliminate the network. Additionally, new technologies and platforms for file-sharing continue to emerge, making it even harder to fully shut down.

Question 5

What is the BSA's "No Piracy" program?

Accepted Answer

The BSA's "No Piracy" program incentivizes individuals to report co-workers or companies using unauthorized software by offering monetary rewards.

Question 6

This privacy-enhancing measure allows users to hide their IP addresses by rerouting network traffic, thereby bypassing attempts by regulatory bodies to block access to websites hosting or indexing pirated content.?

Accepted Answer

Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow users to hide their IP addresses by rerouting internet traffic through a private network. This can help bypass attempts by regulatory bodies to block access to websites hosting or indexing pirated content.

Question 7

In the early 2000s, the UK released a series of anti-piracy ads featuring a singing troubadour slandering a man for engaging in activities like buying counterfeit goods and downloading pirated movies, dubbing the man _______________.?

Accepted Answer

The ad series dubbed the man in question as "Knock-Off Nigel," as he represented individuals who purchased counterfeit goods.

Question 8

The UK introduced _______________ that required ISPs to send warning letters to customers who had been identified of breaching copyright.?

Accepted Answer

The Digital Economy Act is the legislation that required Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to send warning letters to customers who were identified as breaching copyright. The other options listed are not related to UK legislation, or do not accurately describe the purpose of the legislation.

Question 9

The following are all factors that have possibly contributed toward the low prosecutions of piracy except for _______________.?

Accepted Answer

This statement is not true as piracy is not an absolute rarity and it is estimated that there are thousands of piracy cases reported per year.

Question 10

All of the following pieces of legislation deals, in some capacity, with piracy except for _______________.?

Accepted Answer

CPPA, or the Child Pornography Prevention Act, does not deal with piracy but rather with the prohibition of child pornography. The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), TRIPS (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), and ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) all deal with aspects of copyright and piracy.

Question 11

Created in the late 1990s, the _______________ was crafted to address copyright issues in the age of the Internet by providing legal protections for copy-protection mechanisms.?

Accepted Answer

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was enacted in the late 1990s to address copyright issues in the age of the Internet. One of its main provisions is to provide legal protections for copy-protection mechanisms used by copyright owners to protect their digital works.

Question 12

According to recent estimates, 80 per cent of all music downloaders consumer music legally.?

Accepted Answer

Recent estimates suggest that the majority of music downloaders consume music legally, with as much as 80% of downloaders downloading music from legal sources.

Question 13

_______________ was arrested for illegally downloading troves of academic journal articles from JSTOR at MIT. He was charged with multiple crimes resulting in the potential for millions in fines and 35 years in prison. He subsequently committed suicide.?

Accepted Answer

Aaron Swartz was arrested for illegally downloading academic journal articles from JSTOR at MIT. He was charged with multiple crimes including wire fraud and computer fraud, resulting in the potential for millions in fines and 35 years in prison. Swartz subsequently committed suicide.

Question 14

Which organization was implicated in one of the earliest cases of software piracy?

Accepted Answer

The Homebrew Computer Club was implicated in one of the earliest cases of software piracy in 1975. Members of the club copied and shared the software for the Altair 8800 computer without permission.

Question 15

Shawn Fanning developed this peer-to-peer service in 1999 which lead to a massive increase in illegal music downloads.?

Accepted Answer

Shawn Fanning developed Napster in 1999, which allowed users to share music files with each other directly without going through a central server. This led to a massive increase in illegal music downloads, as copyrighted music was being shared without permission.

Question 16

In 2001, Bram Cohen released this decentralized protocol for peer-to-peer filesharing that was extraordinarily resilient to shutdown attempts.?

Accepted Answer

Bram Cohen released the peer-to-peer filesharing protocol known as BitTorrent in 2001, which became famous for its resilience to shutdown attempts. eMule, Napster, and Bearshare are also filesharing protocols, but they are not decentralized in the same way as BitTorrent.

Question 17

_______________ is a type of technology used to prevent illegal copying of digital files.?

Accepted Answer

Digital rights management (DRM) is a type of technology that is used to prevent illegal copying of digital files. It works by encrypting the content and providing a license for authorized users to access it. This can include restrictions on the number of times a file can be accessed, the devices it can be accessed on, and the duration of access. DRM is commonly used in the music, film, and publishing industries to protect content and ensure that creators are compensated for their work.

Question 18

In 2013, Electronic Arts caused controversy after their "always-on" copy-protection mechanisms locked legitimate users out of this game.?

Accepted Answer

The controversy in question was caused by Electronic Arts' "always-on" copy-protection mechanisms in the game SimCity, which locked legitimate users out of the game.

Question 19

_______________ is the process of converting streaming data into files which can be stored locally and is an increasingly popular strategy for piracy.?

Accepted Answer

Stream ripping is the process of converting streaming data into files which can be stored locally, making it easier for individuals to distribute and share copyrighted content without permission. It has become an increasingly popular strategy for piracy.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a motivation for piracy as described in the textbook.?

Accepted Answer

Desire to avoid going to "brick-and-mortar" stores and being in public is not mentioned as a motivation for piracy in the textbook. The other options (sampling, sharing is caring, rebellion/resistance) are all described as motivations for piracy in the textbook.

Quiz 5: Virtual Pirates