Business and Personal Law

Chapter 19: Cyberlaw and E-Commerce

Self Check Answers

Section 19.1

1. any criminal activity associated with a computer
2. use of a computer to commit a tort
3. Cyberdefamation: communication via a computer of false data that damages a person's reputation. Cyberinvasion of privacy: using a computer to intrude into someone's personal matters.

Section 19.2

1. intellectual property distributable using computers, new computer products and inventions, and products that use or work with computers
2. a dispute arising when one party has registered a domain name that uses a famous person's name, or a trademark or trade name registered by another user
3. provides prison terms and fines for anyone who creates an electronic duplicate of a copyrighted work for profit or gain