How long would the prison setence be for a real person?
It's about four years....
In April 1998 the recently departed Chris Cary (he was sincerely a wonderful chap!) was sentenced to four years in jail for his part in cracking Sky's (by NDS, I believe) encryption.
Little difference if you consider that he cracked it for an advantage -
I suppose hackers on the payroll of a big encryption company does not 'prove' they were doing anything sinister to gain their employer a competitive advantage? Perish the thought!
Digger.