The taking of the card itself is theft. If you find something on the sidewalk, in a cab, etc that does not belong to you, you do not have the right to take and keep it. It is still property of the orignal owner. To keep it is theft, pure and simple.
Actually, not. You can't steal something that's been abandoned. Leaving something behind is an indication to others that you do not care what happens to that thing. There are statutory exceptions in some states [see e.g. Ca.Penal Code sec. 485], but I don't think anyone would find those exceptions apply to a memory disk left in the back of a cab.
Slashdot Mirror
Posted on "I Found Some of Your Life" at 1:57EST": Hi. No new posts until further notice. If you know things: ifsoyl at gmail.com. Bummer.
The taking of the card itself is theft. If you find something on the sidewalk, in a cab, etc that does not belong to you, you do not have the right to take and keep it. It is still property of the orignal owner. To keep it is theft, pure and simple.
Actually, not. You can't steal something that's been abandoned. Leaving something behind is an indication to others that you do not care what happens to that thing. There are statutory exceptions in some states [see e.g. Ca.Penal Code sec. 485], but I don't think anyone would find those exceptions apply to a memory disk left in the back of a cab.