Questions from Business Law

Q: Dartmouth College professor M. Eric Johnson, in collaboration with Tiversa

Dartmouth College professor M. Eric Johnson, in collaboration with Tiversa, Inc., a company that monitors peer-to-peer networks to provide security services, wrote an article titled “Data Hemorrhages...

Q: Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan and nine others were indicted in a federal

Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan and nine others were indicted in a federal district court on charges of conspiring to advance violent jihad (holy war against enemies of Islam) and other offenses related to t...

Q: Kenneth Wheeler was angry at certain police officers in Grand Junction,

Kenneth Wheeler was angry at certain police officers in Grand Junction, Colorado, because of a driving- underthe-influence arrest that he viewed as unjust. While in Italy, Wheeler posted a statement t...

Q: After the unauthorized release and posting of classified U.S.

After the unauthorized release and posting of classified U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks.org, the U.S. government began a criminal investigation. The government obtained a court order to requir...

Q: The following situations are similar, but each represents a variation of

The following situations are similar, but each represents a variation of a particular crime. Identify the crime and point out the differences in the variations. 1. Chen, posing fraudulently as Diamon...

Q: Kayla, a student at Learnwell University, owes $20,

Kayla, a student at Learnwell University, owes $20,000 in unpaid tuition. If Kayla does not pay the tuition, Learnwell will not allow her to graduate. To obtain the funds to pay the debt, she sends e-...

Q: Redwin Wilchcombe composed, performed, and recorded a song called Tha

Redwin Wilchcombe composed, performed, and recorded a song called Tha Weedman at the request of Lil Jon, a member of Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (LJESB), for LJESB’s album Kings of Crunk. Wilchcombe...

Q: United Fabrics International, Inc., bought a fabric design from an

United Fabrics International, Inc., bought a fabric design from an Italian designer and registered a copyright to the design with the U.S. Copyright Office. When Macy’s, Inc., began selling garments w...

Q: SilverEdge Systems Software hired Catherine Conrad to perform a singing telegram.

SilverEdge Systems Software hired Catherine Conrad to perform a singing telegram. SilverEdge arranged for James Bendewald to record Conrad’s performance of her copyrighted song to post on the company’...

Q: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) denied Raymond Gianelli’s application for a patent for a “Rowing Machine”—an exercise machine on which a user pulls on handles to perform a rowing motion aga...