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JSTOR made it clear early on that all they wanted was the return or destruction of the downloaded articles. Schwartz complied. As I recall, JSTOR did express
by ScottBurson 13y ago
JSTOR made it clear early on that all they wanted was the return or destruction of the downloaded articles. Schwartz complied. As I recall, JSTOR did express that they did not seek prosecution. There has been some speculation, though, that there was room for them to express this more forcefully. My take, after reading the Abelson committee report, was that it probably would have made no difference -- there was no indication that the US Attorney's office cared in the slightest whether the alleged victims wanted Schwartz to be prosecuted -- they were determined to do it anyway.
- vpeters25 13y agoIt seems Aaron expected that, by complying with JSTOR's request to destroy the downloads, the issue would go away. I wonder whether this was a sort of handshake agreement between Swartz lawyer and JSTOR the prosecutor choose to ignore. If so, a better lawyer could have advised to use the JSTOR downloads as leverage for a better plea.
- forgottenpass 13y agothere was no indication that the US Attorney's office cared in the slightest whether the alleged victims wanted Schwartz to be prosecuted Nothing gives federal authorities a crime and punishment hardon like someone rocking the boat. The Middlesex DA didn't even want prison time [0]. [0] http://www.cnet.com/news/swartz-didnt-face-prison-until-feds-took-over-case-report-says/ http://www.cnet.com/news/swartz-didnt-face-prison-until-feds...