Good thing you're not the DA. This is not just the letter of the law that was broken. It's the spirit too, and ethics besides. This law is a good law, and its enforcement is good too. The laws we break unknowingly day to day are typically misdemeanor-level offenses that are good only under certain conditions (usually, but not always, the ones under which they are applied).
Please explain where spirit and ethics that are broken in your opinion.
AFAIK, Gizmodo's business is that: gather sources, inform interested people what it can. If we forget letter of law, this is how i see it:
(1) No where i see the proof that it was stolen.
(2) Gizmodo paid the guy some amount to get pictures, etc. and is actually willing to return it to Apple. I still don't see the problem if it gets returned to Apple.
(3) Gizmodo revealed the Apple employee's name to public, which is kinda crossing the line -- but given that a guy recently committed suicide for such a fault, i give Gizmodo a pass.
but given that a guy recently committed suicide for such a fault, i give Gizmodo a pass.
Having your major screw-up exposed for the entire world to see is liable to make you less prone to suicide? I hope no one ever decides to be that kind to me...
