I suspect that sophocles mentioned this only as a suggestion as to why this is being investigated by REACT (they are equipped to investigate it), but not so muc

I suspect that sophocles mentioned this only as a suggestion as to why this is being investigated by REACT (they are equipped to investigate it), but not so much as a reason why it might be considered a "computer crime". "...a multi-jurisdictional team that combines resources and specific investigative skills..." From their "About Us" page: http://www.reacttf.org/10701.html http://www.reacttf.org/10701.html It looks like the notion of a "computer crime" is pretty broad. I suppose it's possible that the intent to disseminate ill-gotten trade secrets via one's blog for profit could make the purchase of stolen goods qualify in this case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_crime http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_crime