I think you underestimate the integrity of those in uniform who are responsible for raising our future leadership, both in the service academy administrations, and fellow students who do honor the code.
The Navy risks alienating prospective techies and pointing them towards the Air Force instead.
None of the service academies want there reputations tarnished by dishonosty and poor character. And prospective techies with no integrity are of little use in the professional military. As a leader, or in my leaders, I want people I can trust who will do the right thing and look out for their troops, not who is most 'high tech'.
My daughter's boyfriend Willie is entering the Air Force after Christmas and told me that the Navy has a reputation for cluelessness among geeks.
An immature attitude that I hope he outgrows if he is to be a successful military officer.
Er, what "immature attitude"? I don't see any reason to doubt that the Navy has such a reputation. The progress of the investigation, and its competence at differentiating between lawful fair use and illicit bootlegging (if any), will illustrate whether or not the reputation is justified.