said by Warez_Zealot:well.. How do you think law enforcement would react if a luxury car dealership left their cars on a open lot with the keys in the ignition, with only a few guards to look after the place.
Guards told them that they would have some of their cars stolen, but they couldn't bother to upgrade their security cause the cost of a few stolen cars is less than the cost of getting proper security.
I'm sure law enforcement would not react the same way.
Apple to oranges. You're equating a service provided to real property. Also, as has been pointed out it takes a lot of hacking to make the modem fool the network into issuing an IP address. This isn't a victimless crime....crime drives up the cost of service for all of us. These guys are dirtbags and deserve the penalties they pay.
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