FINAL EXAM-SPRING SEMESTER
GREENBERG

MULTIMEDIA & ONLINE LAW- GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY

There are two (2) essay questions on this exam. Each question is worth fifty (50) points. I suggest you spend 1/3 of your time on each question outlining your response, and then write for the remaining time you allocate for each question. If you use the full period of three hours, this would mean outlining for 30 minutes and writing for 60 minutes on each question. Each subpart is equally weighted for grading purposes, so divide your response evenly among the subparts - do not write a full answer for one part and a short answer for another part. Answer each question as fully as you can, citing any appropriate cases, industry standards, and statutes that are relevant. Write your answer in a blue book, or type it on plain, unmarked typing paper. PLACE YOUR EXAM NUMBER ON EACH BLUE BOOK OR TYPED PAGE. At the end of the exam, please turn in your exam books, scratch sheets and exam questions.

DO NOT WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAGE. WRITE LEGIBLY OR PRINT IF YOUR HANDWRITING IS DIFFICULT TO READ. WRITE ON EVERY OTHER LINE. If I cannot read your response to a question, your grade will be adversely affected.

Question No. 1 (50 Points)

You have been asked for advice by a start-up company, ONDAWEB, for advice regarding a new, online, interactive multimedia game they are developing. The game is going to be based on the four Star Wars movies, the novels of American writers Mark Twain and Stephen King (Carrie, The Shining), and the musical compositions of Stravinsky, as performed by the San Francisco Symphony orchestra on a recording released in 1998. ONDAWEB asks you to advise them as to what copyright and licensing issues are presented by this project, and what strategic considerations should they consider in approaching the licensing of this material.

(Question No. 2. (50 Points)

ONDAWEB's new game has become very popular and successful, in part due to your excellent advice in response to question one above. The company now seeks your advice about their next project - an online version of the classic game "truth or dare", in which anonymous players post truthful, extremely private and intimate revelations about themselves in an online BBS. ONDAWEB wants to develop security measures to guarantee the authenticity of the transmissions they post, and maintain the confidentiality of the players. They also want to control jurisdiction of any claims arising from a breach of confidentiality or privacy rights to their main place of business in San Francisco.