Comment by danboarder

Or instead of describing Wikileaks publications as "theft" you could describe it as publishing whistle-blowers who are exposing illegal corruption (like the NSA spying case), and whistle-blowers are legally protected in many contexts.

N.S.A. Collection of Bulk Call Data Is Ruled Illegal https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/us/nsa-phone-records-coll...