[SmokingJoe]

It's not going to get get easier on the finder, or the guy who photographed the innards!

Oh rubbish!
It was abandoned property. Anyone could have photographed it when it was left at the bar, and posted it online at some site in in the US or even in Russia or China, and there is nothing Apple could have done about it. The moment you abandon it, and refuse to accept it back, anyone can do whatever the heck they want with it.

[muawiyah]

Right, sure ~ you leave your car in the parking lot. I go over, bust the window, open the door, jack the engine, and give you a call on your 3G device you left plugged in to charge while you were at the bar.

You say "Oh, yeah, sure, you took my car while my back was turned. I'd rather collect on the insurance"

Which is pretty much what I think you'd say after a couple of beers anyway.

That still doesn't give me a good title to your car. Something else is required.

[1rudeboy]

The moment you abandon [misplace] it, and [someone entirely different] refuse[s] to accept it back, anyone can do whatever the heck they want with it.

Legal citation to follow, I'm sure.
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