breaking and entering is broadly defined. If I enter your unlocked house
without your permission, that is breaking and entering. he unlocked a
door to get in. doesn't matter that the window was down or up or part
way either way. It is breaking and entering, and criminal trespass, and
it is illegal to alter a security device too. It's called DMCA. That
would make this example a felony.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Hutchins [mailto:hutchins@tarcanfel.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 12:23 PM
> To: Brian Densmore
> Cc: kclug
> Subject: RE: Hacked systems and the law
> 
> 
> Quoting Brian Densmore <DensmoreB@ctbsonline.com>: 
>  
>  
> > and opens the door, uses a tool to pop out the ignition key 
> and replace 
> > it with a master lock that takes any key of a certain type, 
> while in there  
> > he pops the door lock and replaces with the same.  
>  
> > Did the man break and enter?  
>  
> Nope. 
>  
> And he didn't drive the car, so he's not guilty of auto 
> theft.  His actions 
> did not degrade the safety of the vehicle, so he's probably 
> not eligible for 
> tampering with a vehicle (though it seems obvious).  Probably 
> all you've got 
> is minor vandalism. 
>  
> There are people who have rings of master keysets for most 
> cars.  They could 
> be charged with posession of burglary tools, but it wouldn't 
> be likely unless 
> they actually stole something. 
>  
> Good analogy - but again, nobody stole anything. 
> 
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