I love reading about the old school hackers, It amazing what you can do with a whistle for example - https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/John_Draper

Too bad the who wrote this article is no longer with us - https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Justin_Tanner....

In any case my gut feeling is that if you get into trouble - get a real lawyer. Using this or any legal advice you get online might actually make your situation worse.