Exam 2 OptionsIS 485Dr. Matt ThatcherSpring 2007Intellectual Property I (Class 7)[I will chose 4-5 questions from this class.]Question 1 (8 points)In class we identified six factors that should be considered when comparing intellectual propertyprotections. Use these factors to identify and explain four (4) critical differences between copyright protection and patent protection.Question 2 (8 points)Explain what a trade secret is and identify at least four (4) actions that a firm should take to protect a trade secret.Question 3 (8 points)(True or False). All court decisions have held that copyright law covers only direct copying of a copyrighted work (e.g., covers only literal code). Explain your answer with details from at least one (1) relevant court case (background, claim, defense, and ruling).Question 4 (8 points)(True or False). Copyright laws provide protection for graphical user interfaces. Explain your answer with details from at least one (1) relevant court case (background, claim, defense, and ruling).Question 5 (12 points)Course textbooks often include short quotations from other people’s work at the beginning of many sections. Such quotes are almost always used without explicit permission. Use the four factors of the fair use doctrine to explain whether or not this is a fair use of copyrighted material. Question 6 (12 points)A company sells a digital video recorder called ReplayTV that can automatically skip commercials and transmit copies to other people with the same device. The entertainment industry sued to prevent sale of the device. a) Compare and contrast this case to the Sony Betamax case [Sony v. Universal Studios (1984)].b) Are the differences significant enough that the decision should be different from the decision in the Sony Betamax case? Justify your answer.Question 7 (12 points)a) Explain what the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) says.b) Identify whether the DMCA prohibits or permits the use of reverse engineering. Explain your answer based on the DMCA and at least one (1) relevant court case (background, claim, defense, and ruling). Question 8 (9 points)Swap meets are gatherings of people, often in drive-ins and parking lots, where people sell bakedgoods, handi-crafts, and other products. In a 1996 case, a swap-meet owner was sued because a vendor sold pirated CDs at the swap meet. The owner was found liable for contributory copyright infringement. Was Napster like a swap meet? Specifically, describe some similarities and at least three differences between a swap meet and Napster.Question 9 (9 points)a) Explain what a trademark is and what trademark law says.b) Describe a court case (background, claim, defense, and ruling) involving trademark infringement.Question 10 (9 points)Compare the following statements. Are they equally valid (or invalid)? Why or why not? Is home burglary a good analogy for disabling copy protection? Why or why not?One side effect of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision is to reduce incentive forthe entertainment and publishing industries to develop truly strong protection schemes. The DMCA allows them to use weak schemes, then threaten anyone who cracks them with legal action.One side effect of laws against burglary is to reduce incentive for homeowners to use sturdy locks. The law allows people to use weak locks, then take legal action against anyone who breaks in.Intellectual Property II (Class 9)[I will choose 1 question from this class.]Question 11 (8 points)(True or False). Any patent that awards an innovator monopoly use of its product for the full lifeof the product can only hurt consumers and society. Explain using a Figure (with labeling) from Thatcher and Pingry’s paper on software patents. (8 points)Question 12 (8 points)(True or False). Regulators would support any patent that improves social welfare. Explain using a Figure (with labeling) from Thatcher and Pingry’s paper on software patents. (8 points)Computer Crimes and Security (Class 10)[I will choose 2 questions from this class.]Question 13 (15 points)Evaluate arguments in favor of and against passage of a law that makes it a crime to write a computer virus software program and publish it (e.g., on an electronic bulletin board or in a newsletter). In addition, identify whether or not you would support such a law. Explain why or why not.Question 14 (15 points)You have been hired as an IT security consultant to “fix the security problem” at Acme United Global Manufacturing. The company’s website has been hacked mercilessly over the last six months, with three of the attacks making headlines for the negative impact they have had on the firm and its customer. As the new IT security consultant, identify and briefly explain the key elements of a cost-effective program to reduce the number and severity of future security incidents at Acme. In your answer discuss both technology-based and company policy-based solutions to the problem.Question 15 (15 points)You have been invited to make a 20-minute presentation for a high-school computer class to discourage the students from “hacking”. Plan the presentation. That is, list and explain the arguments that you will make and emphasize during your presentation. In your answer include descriptions of specific examples, cases, and laws that support your arguments.IT Safety and Reliability (Class 11)[I will choose 1-2 questions from this class.]Question 16 (10 points)The Therac-25 radiation machine involved errors in software, overall design, and management ofoperations. Describe one error of each type (1 paragraph per error).Question 17 (10 points)The Denver Baggage Handling System involved errors in software, overall design, and management of operations. Describe one error of each type (1 paragraph per error).Question 18 (10 points)The Killer Robot case involved errors in software, overall design, and management of operations. Describe one error of each type (1 paragraph per error).Question 19 (10 points)List and describe two principles of human computer interaction (or user interface) design that areparticularly important in safety-critical applications. For each principle identify and explain an example of a “real-world” safety-critical application (i.e., not the Killer Robot) that violated the principle and describe the impact of each violation.Question 20 (10 points)Consider the Case of the Killer Robot. Imagine that you are the leader of a task force