The charges against him are listed here: http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/eCache/DEF/12/444.html (first two PDFs).
You'll notice that they are all violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The UCMJ is applicable only to members of the military, not people generally. Manning's situation is entirely inapposite.
No, there isn't. The US does not have an Official Secrets Act. Unless there are special circumstances (like agreeing to submit to contract or military law), it is not a crime to share or acquire secret information. See the Pentagon Papers case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers#Legal_case
Model Penal Code 223.2 Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition.
(1) Movable Property. A person is guilty of theft if he unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, movable property of another with purpose to deprive him thereof.
Section 223.3 deals with obtaining property by deception, specifying in some detail the forms of deception that may constitute the offense. Section 223.4 similarly specifies the forms of threat that may constitute theft by extortion.
(2) Immovable Property. A person is guilty of theft if he unlawfully transfers immovable property of another or any interest therein with purpose to benefit himself or another not entitled thereto.
The comments to immovable property say that "[i]mmovable property, principally real estate, is stolen if one unlawfully transfers the property of another, or an interest therein, with purpose to benefit himself or another not entitled thereto. The major purpose of the distinction is to avoid theft liability for such conduct as trespass or occupying real property beyond the terms of a lease."
Copyright infringement is not theft. It is copyright infringement.
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The charges against him are listed here: http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/eCache/DEF/12/444.html (first two PDFs). You'll notice that they are all violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The UCMJ is applicable only to members of the military, not people generally. Manning's situation is entirely inapposite.
No, there isn't. The US does not have an Official Secrets Act. Unless there are special circumstances (like agreeing to submit to contract or military law), it is not a crime to share or acquire secret information. See the Pentagon Papers case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers#Legal_case
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United States v. Wong Kim
Actually, the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormant_Commerce_Clause exactly prevents states from taking this sort of action.
The Model Penal Code disagrees.
Model Penal Code 223.2 Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition.
(1) Movable Property.
A person is guilty of theft if he unlawfully takes, or exercises unlawful control over, movable property of another with purpose to deprive him thereof. Section 223.3 deals with obtaining property by deception, specifying in some detail the forms of deception that may constitute the offense. Section 223.4 similarly specifies the forms of threat that may constitute theft by extortion.
(2) Immovable Property.
A person is guilty of theft if he unlawfully transfers immovable property of another or any interest therein with purpose to benefit himself or another not entitled thereto.
The comments to immovable property say that "[i]mmovable property, principally real estate, is stolen if one unlawfully transfers the property of another, or an interest therein, with purpose to benefit himself or another not entitled thereto. The major purpose of the distinction is to avoid theft liability for such conduct as trespass or occupying real property beyond the terms of a lease." Copyright infringement is not theft. It is copyright infringement.