WHT
join:2010-03-26
Rosston, TX
kudos:5 | reply to sk1939
Re: lot of data said by sk1939:When a thief steals from a thief in order to publicly expose his crime, only the first thief is the criminal.
said by openbox9:Wrong. Thievery is thievery
Ummmm...The second thief is a whistle blower. 
Anyway...If the data is still in possession of the original party, then there is no theft. If you steal money, that's theft becasue the original owner no longer has it.
It may play out as an unauthorized access to a computer network - where a computer would still be considered part of a literal, but not physical, network |
openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | You misquoted me. Anyway, the second alleged thief in this situation is more than a thief, given the cracking/breaking into the computer that was involved. Taking something that you do not have a right or permission to is theft, regardless of intentions. said by WHT:Anyway...If the data is still in possession of the original party, then there is no theft. I'm curious if you'd maintain that position if someone cracked your computer and "copied" all of your financial, medical, family, and personal information and then distributed it to everyone on the planet.said by WHT:It may play out as an unauthorized access to a computer network - where a computer would still be considered part of a literal, but not physical, network At least. And that's still a felony. |
