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Originally Posted by masraum
What felony? He found something and sold it. That's a felony? I guess the fact that he contacted Gizmodo and sold it for $5k means that he knew what it was and should have contacted Apple. Is that where the felony comes from?
I'd say that a blogger for ZDNet or Gizmodo or someplace like that is definitely a journalist. I guess the difference between a 15 year old girl than blogs about her day and a journalist would be if they were paid to write the blog? Interesting.
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I think the individual that found it did commit a felony.
If I find something in a controlled space like a bar I can reasonably assume that the owner will call there at some point looking for it so I should turn it into the establishments management.
If I find something out on the street but am able to identify it's owner then I should make every effort to return it to them or turn it over to local authorities.
There is little doubt that at some point he/she had a very good idea of what they possessed and that it had significant value.
As soon as they offered it for sale, decided not to turn it over to the owner they effectively stole it.