Which of the following are examples of regulatory attempts to curb climate change in Europe

Which of the following are examples of regulatory attempts to curb climate change in Europe. Answer

Taxing Emissions

Tradeable permit systems for emissions

Fines levied for companies that exceed emission levels

Both B and C

All of the above

Under the ___________ plan, the EPA auctions a set number of sulfur dioxide emission allowances annually, with each allowance permitting one ton of emissions. Answer

allocation of resources

tradeable permit

green capitalism

shareholder activism Which of the following is an example of a significant environmental protection regulation passed by the Federal Government? Answer

The Clean Air Act

The Resource and Recovery Act

The National Environmental Property Act

All of the above

None of the above A Tradeable permit plan will provide incentives for companies Answer

To reduce sulfur dioxide emissions.

Earn additional revenue by selling sulfur dioxide emission credits that they are not utilizing.

Provide incentives to companies to become more technologically efficient.

All of the above.

None of the above. According to law professor Thomas Joo, the best group of persons for addressing the environmental concerns facing the world today is: Answer

Shareholders

Directors and Officers

Environmentalists

The Government According to MIT professor Layzer, the lobbyists for the energy corporations have used which of the following tactics to avoid stricter regulation? I. Portray the science of global warming as uncertain and debatable II. Focus on the financial costs of regulation III. Provide Senators and Representatives with financial incentives to vote against regulation IV. Portray the environmentalists as extremists and a vocal minority. Answer

I and II

I, II and III

I and III

I, II and IV Obesity in children has continued to rise since 1976 and approximately _____ of all teens and youth are overweight. Answer

one-third

two-thirds

one-half

three-quarters According to John Kenneth Galbraith, the theory of consumer demand is based on the following broad assumption(s): I. Socialism will work in all societies because consumers are willing to share their wealth. II. The urgency of wants does not diminish as more of them are satisfied. III. Wants originate in the personality of the consumer. Answer

I only

I and II

III only

II and III Of product promotion techniques, which is the most influential according to author Naomi Klein? Answer

Advertising

Marketing

Branding

Word-of –mouth promotion

To succeed under the The Lanham Act, a plaintiff must prove which of the following Answer

That the defendant made a factual misrepresentation about a product or service.

That the defendant “puffed” up various representations about a product or service.

That the defendant made a factual representation about a product or service.

All of the above. ________________ is the advertising industries established self-regulation organization. Answer

The National Advertising Board of Governors.

The National Advertising Division of the Council of the Better Business Bureau.

The National Advertising Division of the Council on Advertising.

The National Advertising Division of the Council on Truth in Advertising. The American Association of Advertising Agencies as agreed to a code that contains the following prohibitions in advertising. Answer

False or misleading statements or exaggerations

Misleading price claims

Statements , suggestions, or pictures offensive to public decency

All of the above

None of the above Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts (Second) states, in part, which of the following: Answer

One who sells any product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer or to his property is subject to liability for physical harm thereby caused to the ultimate user or consumer or to his property.

If the seller is engaged in the business of selling products that end up being defective and allows the defective product to reach the user or consumer without substantial change in the condition in which it is sold, they will not be liable.

Sellers are expected to exercise all reasonable care in the preparation and sale of a product.

All of the above

Strict liability arises when: Answer

A person acts in a reasonable manner.

A person is injured by an unsafe product.

A person is injured by the negligence of another.

A person in injured in the violation of a statute.

in a strict products liability case, the plaintiff will be able to sue Answer

Only the seller of the unsafe product.

Only the manufacturer of the unsafe product.

Both the seller and the manufacturer of the unsafe product.

Neither the seller nor the manufacturer of the unsafe product.

Compensatory damages are: Answer

Damages that are intended to compensate the injured parties for their injures.

Damages that are intended to reimburse the injured party for medical expenses.

Damages that are intended to reimburse the injured party for time lost from work.

Damages that are intended to punish the defendant. The term caveat emptor means: Answer

“seller take care”

“empty the cave of deceit”

“buyer beware”

“truth shall prevail” According to the plaintiff’s attorney, the primary tactic defense attorneys use to minimize liability is: I. Hire the best defense firms to make the plaintiffs look like liars II. Pursue illegal means to get plaintiffs to drop their cases III. Use the system to make the case too expensive for plaintiffs to pursue their cases IV. Push plaintiffs into class action suits to force the case to be heard only one time. Answer

I

II

III

IV Which of the following are factors used to determine if a use is fair? Answer

Purpose of the Use

Nature of the Work

Amout Used

Potential Market Impact

All of the Above If an author owns a copyright to a non-fiction essay, then publishes that essay in an anthology of similar essays published by a major publishing company, the rights involved in this relationship would be referred to as ______. Answer

collective work

public domain

collective bargaining

joint domain

Intellectual property is different from other forms of property in that. Answer

Intellectual property can be easily divided

Intellectual property can have multiple owners

Intellectual property can be easily copied

All of the above As part of establishing a claim for copyright infringement, a plaintiff must prove which of the following? Answer

That the work is used in commerce

That the owner is the true inventor of the copyright.

Ownership over the work

All of the above

The difference between the Project Gutenberg (PG) and the Google book scanning project is: Answer

The PG limits itself to the “classics”

The PG limits itself to only works in the public domain

Google only digitizes full documents but the PG digitizes key segments

The PG limits itself to “orphan” works – those with hard-to-find authors or owners.

Napster is an example of what type of intellectual property theft? Answer

Patent

Copyright

Trademark

Trade secret Which if the following can be patentable Answer

Software

Drugs

Plants

All of the above

 

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