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Question 1
Mike is going away to college. Mike's best friend, Ike, bugs Mike's phone to record Mike's conversations. Ike then compiles the recordings into a goodbye tape that he plays at Mike's goodbye party. Mike and Ike have been best friends for years and Ike thinks this would be something that Mike would enjoy. Mike does not enjoy it as much as Ike thought he would and sues Ike for invasion of privacy. In such a suit, Mike would:
Correct Mike has intentionally committed a highly offensive intrusion into Mike's home. The fact that his intentions were good is immaterial so C is wrong. Further, please note that whether or not Ike actually plays the tape at the party is immaterial because, unlike defamation, publication is not necessary to establish a viable cause of action for intrusion upon seclusion so B is wrong as well.
Incorrect! Mike has intentionally committed a highly offensive intrusion into Mike's home. The fact that his intentions were good is immaterial so C is wrong. Further, please note that whether or not Ike actually plays the tape at the party is immaterial because, unlike defamation, publication is not necessary to establish a viable cause of action for intrusion upon seclusion so B is wrong as well.