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> internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was threatened with 35 years in > prison under the CFAA for allegedly stealing mass amounts of > academic articles Us

by mrmekon 13y ago

> internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was threatened with 35 years in > prison under the CFAA for allegedly stealing mass amounts of > academic articles Using the word "stealing" at this point is not only wrong, but destroys the very point he was trying to make...

barylen 13y ago
What was wrong with the word "stealing" in this context?
- RyanMcGreal 13y ago
  Copying != stealing. If I steal something from you, you don't have it any more. If I copy something you have, we both have a copy.
  - mathgorges 13y ago
    Also, even if one were to accept copying as stealing, it wouldn't work in this context since Aaron Swartz had legitimate access to JSTOR through Harvard.
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lifeformed 13y ago
Well, it's prefaced by "allegedly".