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Assignment:

In the following (true) cases, tell whether the people are interpreting the right being claimed as a negative right (liberty) or as a positive right (claim right). Explain. In each case, which kind of right should it be, and why?

1. A man sued his health insurance company because it would not pay for Viagra, the drug for treating male impotence. He argued that the insurer's refusal to pay denied his right to a happy sex life.

2. Two legislators who ran for reelection lost. They sued an organization that sponsored ads criticizing their voting records. The former legislators argued that the organization interfered with their right to hold office.

Suppose the cell phone service company in the previous exercise choose to provide quick retrieval of messages without a PIN as an option. What should be the default setting for this option be when someone initiates service? Why?

The faculty at a large university requested that the campus store sell an electronic device, Auto Grader, that students would use when taking machine-scorable tests. Students would enter test answers into this personal electronic device. When done, they send the answers via infrared signal to the instructor's computer in the classroom. Once the instructor's computer receives the answers, it immediately grades the test and send each student's score back to the student's device.

Suppose you are a university dean who must decide whether to allow use of this system. Analyze the decision as both an ethical and practical problem. Discuss potential benefits and problems or risks using the system. Discuss all the issues (of the kind relevant to the topics of this course). Mention any warnings or policies you might include if you approve use of the system.