Carlton’s intellectual property was stolen.
Stolen? We live in a society that presumes innocence. Nobody stole anything.
Since when does having an unlocked room give someone the right to steal?
If you take a photo of Carlton’s backline during gameday, are you stealing Carlton’s IP? Of course not.
If you take a photo of Carlton’s backline during an open training session, are you stealing Carlton’s IP? Of course not.
If you take a photo of Carlton’s backline from your balcony on Royal Parade overlooking Princess Park during a closed training session, are you stealing Carlton’s IP? No. Calton’s Backline formation is not an official secret under the 1914 Crimes’ act.
If you walk through a men’s toilet door at Princess Park during a public event at the ground are you trespassing? No.
What if you walk through the door and find you’ve made an honest mistake, it’a not the men’s toilet, would you be trespassing? No.
And to compound the crime, the property was shared.
If that were true we’d have no media.
Journalists do that all the time. Maybe they’re not always the ones who are taking the pictures, but at a minimum they’re accessories.
That’s always been an embarrassment to leaders and politicians. See wikileaks. Despite the best efforts of politicians, they’ve never been able to clamp down on it - but with the help of folks like you they’ll eventually get their way. All in the cause of public safety of course.
Carlton perhaps? In Victoria there are laws against not taking reasonable measures to protect your property.