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Chapter 7.0
Legal Aspects of Buisness
Question | Answer |
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Monopoly | one company provides a product or service without competition from others |
price discrimination | setting different prices for different customers |
false advertising | advertising that is misleading in some importent way |
bankruptcy | legal process that allows the selling of assests to pay off debts |
patent | an agreement in which th federal government gives an inventer the sole right for a 20 years to make, use, and sell an invention or process. |
copyright | federal government gives an author the sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or artistic work for the life of the author, typically, plus 70 years |
trademark | distinguising name, symbol, or special mark placed on a good or service that is legally reserved for the sole use of the owner |
information liability | the responsiblity for physical or economic in injury arising from incorrect data or wrongful use of data |
cookies | files of information about the user that some websites create on the user's own computer |
interstate commerce | buisness operations and transactions that cross state lines |
intrastate commerce | buisness transacted within within the state |
licensing | way to limit and control those who plan to enter certain types of buisnesses |
public franchise | is a contract that permits a person or organization to use public property for private profit |
building codes | control physical features of structure |
zoning | regulations specify which land areas may be used for homes an which areas may be used for different types of buisnesses |