what he is doing is legal. As someone mentioned god forbid we make money on our investments, short or long. If you feel you investment here is purely for the god of mankind, why not just write a check to NW and tell them to spend it as they chose??? I honestly think short-selling should NOT be legal, as Wallstreet is the only industry you can "borrow" and sell it to someone else, all the while the owner of the original "something" has zero idea about the transaction in most cases. There is o much grey area with short-selling that its hard to keep greedy hands from going beyond what is legal and what isnt. S. Korea just realized this and have some strict penalties regarding short-selling.