[tptacek]

No, he would not have been prosecuted if he were Chinese.

The point about "200" error codes is sophistry. We all know that every 200 code is not actually a deliberate authorization. If you believe otherwise, then any SQL injection attack that uses GETs and generates 200 must be authorized.

[Volpe]

SQL injection wasn't used here. The URL scheme being used was used exactly as intended (by developers).

Seems the sophistry here is applying another clear cut version of hacking to say that this 'not clear cut at all' version is also wrong.