If I say the specifics it will be obvious who I am because it was front page news, not that I really mind too much I suppose but I'll refrain for now. Suffice to say the question wasn't whether I did the actions but whether it was illegal or not. Turns out it is not illegal in the USA according to their prosecutors and we'll never find out if it was illegal in Canada because it will never go to trial due to withdrawn charges. Some charges were however ruled not a crime during an early hearing by the judge and the remaining were dropped.