Do you really think this story will prevent someone who plans on stealing a design from stealing it? It's one thing if you seeked punitive damages from a court

Do you really think this story will prevent someone who plans on stealing a design from stealing it? It's one thing if you seeked punitive damages from a court...but just tooing your horn on a blog, twitter and HN...will not only not yield results, but will likely be forgotten tomorrow by everyone else. Besides, even if the victim's intention was altruistic and intended to prevent others from stealing designs in the future, who made society or the HN community responsible for raising that flag? You can disagree, but I would put my money on the notion that your argument is built on a schadenfreude foundation, not a "I care about the world" platform.