Not to mention the problems with property law outside the physical realm.

I do want to point out real quick that despite my heaping praise upon the luminaries of the EFF, Sterling makes it clear they weren't a "hacker defense fund."

Nate: They rose to Knight Lightning's defense because this was less about punishing a crime, and more about teaching a powerful lesson. Because Phrack didn't publish a stolen document worth tens of thousands of dollars; they published stolen information.

Alex: Right!

Nate: That's capital-I information. It was ultimately of little consequence.