>> The point is, yes, the courts are, or can be, that stupid, especially when it comes to "hacking". Just ask Kevin Mitnick. +1 for bringing up Mitnick. His bo

>> The point is, yes, the courts are, or can be, that stupid, especially when it comes to "hacking". Just ask Kevin Mitnick. +1 for bringing up Mitnick. His book "The Art of Deception" is pretty good and covers what you mentioned. My belief is that the courts and the general public are not nearly so clueless any more. And to the extent that they might be, lawyers know that tech stuff is important and can now make the required arguments to convince any remaining uninformed people how dumb these claims are.