1. What is a tort? A tort is a civil wrong not arising from a breach of contract; a breach of a legal duty that proximately cause harm or injury to another. The purpose of tort law is to provide remedies for the invasion of various protected interests. The basic categories of torts are two classifications intentional and unintentional torts. (p.116)
2. What is a cyber-tort, and how are tort theories being applied in cyberspace? A tort committed in cyberspace. Tort theories which apply to cyberspace are those of defamation, which is complicated by the anonymity of the internet service provider (ISP). In order to prosecute, court order is often necessary to get an ISP to reveal the identity of the source of the comments. (p. 129) 3. Two sisters, Darla and Irene, are partners in an import business located in a small town in Rhode Island. Irene is married to a well-known real estate developer and is campaigning to be the mayor of their town. Darla is in her mid-thirties and has never been married. Both sisters travel to other countries to purchase the goods they sell at their retail store. Irene buys Indonesian goods, and Darla buys goods from Africa. After a tsunami (tidal wave) destroys many of the cities in Indonesia to which Irene usually travels, she phones one of her contacts there and asks him to procure some items and ship them to her. He informs her that it will be impossible to buy these items now because the townspeople are being evacuated due to a water shortage. Irene is angry and tells the man that if he cannot purchase the goods, he should just take them without paying for them after the town has been evacuated. Darla overhears her sister’s instructions and is outraged. They have a falling-out, and Darla decides that she no longer wishes to be in business with her sister. Using the information presented in Chapter 6, answer the