Payback Inc

question 22

Multiple Choice

Payback Inc. discovers that defamatory statements about its policies are being posted in an online forum. Q Web Inc., the Internet service provider whose users are posting the messages, refuses to reveal the users' identities. To obtain those identities, Payback should initially

• A)file a suit against the anonymous users.
• B)gain unauthorized access to Q Web's servers.
• C)file a suit against Q Web.
• D)ask the U.S. Department of Justice to issue a subpoena.

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Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold represents the direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company, including material and labor costs.