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There's a difference between government and private entities. The Foundation literally can't afford to allow the entire world to download 100GB of legal data ea

There's a difference between government and private entities. The Foundation literally can't afford to allow the entire world to download 100GB of legal data each; we're already over our data center quota many months. The United States government has a bit more to work with in the way of resources. The case is tagged Aaron Swartz because Aaron Swartz is mentioned in the complaint.

mschuster91 12y ago
> The Foundation literally can't afford to allow the entire world to download 100GB of legal data each; we're already over our data center quota many months. I would gladly set aside some space and bandwidth for a torrent, if this can help you. My mail is in my profile.
dfc 12y ago
Aaron is mentioned in passing and is not related to any cause of action (if for no other reason than you lack standing to bring a case related to his death) that I could find in the claim. I must say that attaching his name to the case fails my personal "ickyness test." Have you reached out to Carl Malamud[^1] and/or the folks at archive.org? I have a feeling they might be willing/able to help defray some of the bandwidth costs. [^1]: One of the few people I consider personal heroes.
- thinkcomp 12y ago
  Sorry you feel that way. As the Defendants in the case attempt to think of ways to get it dismissed, one strategy that will almost certainly cross their mind is the "it doesn't matter" argument. Of course, it does matter. Aaron Swartz is proof. What the AO, FBI, Secret Service and DOJ did to him is the icky part, not this lawsuit. PlainSite makes use of RECAP and archive.org's infrastructure, and I'm working with them on a new project as well. I think Carl has his hands full with the IRS. The point of the disclaimer is not to prevent access--it's to provide a warning to the Russian and Chinese scrapers running up the bill (and I'm not even sure why they care about U.S. court data in bulk).

mschuster91 12y ago

> The Foundation literally can't afford to allow the entire world to download 100GB of legal data each; we're already over our data center quota many months. I would gladly set aside some space and bandwidth for a torrent, if this can help you. My mail is in my profile.

dfc 12y ago

Aaron is mentioned in passing and is not related to any cause of action (if for no other reason than you lack standing to bring a case related to his death) that I could find in the claim. I must say that attaching his name to the case fails my personal "ickyness test." Have you reached out to Carl Malamud[^1] and/or the folks at archive.org? I have a feeling they might be willing/able to help defray some of the bandwidth costs. [^1]: One of the few people I consider personal heroes.

thinkcomp 12y ago
Sorry you feel that way. As the Defendants in the case attempt to think of ways to get it dismissed, one strategy that will almost certainly cross their mind is the "it doesn't matter" argument. Of course, it does matter. Aaron Swartz is proof. What the AO, FBI, Secret Service and DOJ did to him is the icky part, not this lawsuit. PlainSite makes use of RECAP and archive.org's infrastructure, and I'm working with them on a new project as well. I think Carl has his hands full with the IRS. The point of the disclaimer is not to prevent access--it's to provide a warning to the Russian and Chinese scrapers running up the bill (and I'm not even sure why they care about U.S. court data in bulk).