It is up to the individuals impacted by HF23 to take action. Sonce I am not one of those individuals I cannot.

I've already mentioned why HF23 is different than Hive. Hive is a taxable event in the IS and HF23 isn't. This is the basis of why one was theft and the other wasn't.

If we want cryptocurrencies to gain legitimacy and the mainstream use and value that comes with it, we will be wise to follow existing laws to some degree.

Steemit is an LLC and the sockpuppets are controlled by Steemit. Justin Sun privately owns the company which means he is liablento decisions made by it. In fact he could see jail time if he willfully uses the company to break the law.

It's not a public corporatiion where board members are elected, even though dpos may make it seem like this. Steemit's mistake was voting. Justin will have a difficult time explaining this wasn't his sole decision and responsibility.

He could also be forced to use Steemit inc assets to pay compensation, fortunately Steemit INC has ~60 million Steem to easily cover the ~20million.

When you read the Steemit Inc privacy policy and TOS they recognize certain obligations. This gives people hints at which legal entities they recognize. New York comes up a lot and New York has some good laws (good for the people who were victimized, not for Justin).