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100

This law provides for the criminal prosecution of anyone who engages in copyright infringement on the Internet.

What is the No Electronic Theft Act?

100

Code of law that regulates relationships among persons.

What is civil law?

100

Common law is also known as this.

What is case law?

100

Defense used by abused women in an assault, battery, or murder case.

What is battered women's syndrome?

100

She was the defendant in our trial.

Who was Katie Charles?

200

A hacker who alerts corporations that they have security problems with their computer systems.

What is a grey hat hacker?

200

Concept in civil law that says the plaintiff's account is more likely that not true.

What is preponderance of evidence?

200

Previous decisions of the highest court are binding on all other courts.

What is stare decisis?

200

Violation of the law where there is injury to the public will.

What is a crime?

200

He was killed in the accident.

Who was Frederick Bear?

300

This law criminalizes the production of anti-piracy circumventing devices and software.

What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?

300

Form of civil law punishment given if the defendant's actions are extremely malicious or highhanded.

What are punitive damages?

300

Judges establish common law through these.

What are written opinions?

300

in criminal law, special circumstances (such as mental illness) that prevent a person from acting otherwise.

What are excuses?

300

He was officer who arrived at the scene of the accident and conducted the official investigation.

Who was Officer Hicks?

400

This occurs when a lawful owner of a copyrighted work sells it.

What is first sale?

400

A requirement that a person act towards others with watchfulness, attention, caution, and prudence.

What is duty of care?

400

These have superseded most common law principles in the US.

What are statutes?

400

In civil law, this concept limits the liability of the consequences of an act.

What is foreseeability?

400

Her blood vials were the only ones broken in transit.

Who was Mary Short?

500

This law allows the government to search any email on your computer more than 180 days old without a search warrant.

What is the Electronic Communication Privacy Act?

500

A company is responsible for the actions of its employees.

What is vicarious liability?

500

This country's Constitution is based on common law.

What is England?

500

This allows copyrighted material to be used for scholarly purposes without first permission from the author.

What is fair use?

500

The distance from the car to the bottle of Seagrams.

What is 33 feet?