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Why?

• delinka 10y ago
  Because it paints a nice target upon which the gatekeepers can set law enforcement.
• aklemm 10y ago
  Have you heard the story of Aaron Swartz? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
  • aklemm 10y ago
    Weird down-votes against the Aaron Swartz example. Explain yourself.
    • GuiA 10y ago
      Same thing happened to mine, which I seem to have posted at the same time as yours. Don't sweat it, HN is full of salty people.
• GuiA 10y ago
  Check out what happened to the last guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
  • andreyf 10y ago
    Well, it makes it pretty darn obvious now that Aaron's prosecution was related to his political activities and aspirations, no? I know Aaron didn't like this cynical interpretation of the judicial system, but it seems difficult to argue against it now...