THE CYBARRISTER^SM QUIZ

Test your knowledge of electronic media and Internet law -- take the Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke CyBarrister ^SM Quiz. Click on the question mark (?) symbol to view the correct answer. No cheating!

1. Can an on-line bulletin board provider be liable for contributory copyright infringement if it fails to take action after receiving notice that one of its subscribers is posting infringing text or images ?

2. True or false ? "Shrink-wrap" licenses included inside a software package are a sure way of preventing a purchaser of software from copying or reverse engineering the software.

3. Can a person who posts defamatory statements on a web site in the United States be sued for defamation in Canada ?

4. Can a newspaper or magazine simply put all of its back issues on-line without going back to seek permission from the authors of freelance articles published in those issues ?

5. Can a copyrighted image be taken and "morphed" into a completely different image without risking violation of copyright laws ?

6. True or False ? You can't register an internet domain name using a registered trademark as part of the domain name unless you already own the rights to the trademark.

7. When is there a legal risk associated with hyper-linking your Web Site with another Web Site ?

8. Does the new Telecommunications Act make it more likely, or less likely, that an on-line provider will be held liable for defamatory statements up-loaded by its subscribers onto chat lines or bulletin boards ?

9. What single factor is most likely to cause an on-line publisher's insurance premiums to increase ?

10. When can't you use the names or photographs of celebrities on your Web Site ?

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