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It wasn't just that he made unauthorized access to the network; it was so that he could download millions documents that JSTOR sells a subscription to for tens
by danielweber 14y ago
It wasn't just that he made unauthorized access to the network; it was so that he could download millions documents that JSTOR sells a subscription to for tens of thousands of dollars a year.
You can't ignore that. If he had trespassed into JSTOR's offices to grab the same information, it wouldn't be a $100 fine.
(Ob: I'm not saying justice would have been Aaron sitting in jail for 7 years.)
- Symmetry 14y agoYes, but the current civil remedies we have in copyright and trade secret laws would work fine in this case.
- ricardobeat 14y agoHe only did this because the majority of them are publicly funded and should be available for free. The only reason they are not available to the public is JSTOR's grasp on journals and monopoly over archiving. Maybe we should be blaming the journals for being greedy instead, but the point stands.
- danielweber 14y agoThat's something that would need to be decided in court. You don't get to declare someone else's property to be worthless when you are taking it.