17. Emmet worked for Biggie, Inc. When he was first hired, the company sent Emme

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17. Emmet worked for Biggie, Inc. When he was first hired, the company sent Emmet an Employment Policy Manual which contains policies regarding attendance and confidentiality. One day, Emmet was seen leaving the office at noon with copies of files, which he was observed giving to someone. As a result, Emmet was fired for violating the terms of the Employment Policy Manual. Which of the following is true?

A. Biggie may recover Emmet's salary under the doctrine of quasi-contract

B. The Employment Policy Manual is part of the implied contract between Emmet and Biggie

C. The Firm breached its express contract with Emmet by firing him

D. Emmet may recover his moving expenses under the doctrine of promissory estoppel

E. None of the above is correct

18. Bruce made an oil painting.

A. Bruce may sue in court to enforce his copyrights whether the painting is registered or not.

B. The painting must be published before it can be eligible for copyright protection.

C. The painting is copyrighted automatically, once created.

D. The painting does not receive copyright protection unless it is registered with the United States Copyright Office.

19. Cybersquatting describes the practice of:

A. hacking into a company's website to install a virus or Trojan horse designed to steal information but allow the site to continue operation.

B. using mechanical devises to access a company's website multiple times to the point that traffic to the site is slowed or blocked.

C. hacking into a company's website to install a virus designed to cause the company's website to cease operation.

D. registering multiple domain names and then selling them back to companies at inflated prices

Explanation / Answer

17. B. The Employment Policy Manual is part of the implied contract between Emmet and Biggie

Employee policy manual can be considered as a part of the implied contract basis the hiring rules.

18. D. The painting does not receive copyright protection unless it is registered with the United States Copyright Office.

the painting has to be mandatorily registered with the copyright office before the copyright law could be used by Bruce.

19. D. registering multiple domain names and then selling them back to companies at inflated prices

Cybersquatting is registering, promoting or utilizing a website title with the intent of making the most of the goodwill of anybody else's trademark. It typically refers to the observe of purchasing up domain names that use the names of existing corporations with the intent to promote the names for a profit to those corporations.

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