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It's not about who gains. His actions violated the rights of all of the people at JSTOR and MIT. In a murder trial, you can't properly argue that the killer ou
by maxharris 14y ago
It's not about who gains. His actions violated the rights of all of the people at JSTOR and MIT.
In a murder trial, you can't properly argue that the killer ought to face lighter charges because his crime was not motivated by personal financial gain. This is relevant here because we're talking about criminal court. I'm not saying that what Swartz did is the same as murder. However, the same concept applies in both cases.