The 3 Most Absurdly Outdated Internet Laws | Mother Jones(motherjones.com)

The 3 Most Absurdly Outdated Internet Laws | Mother Jones

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/3-most-outdated-tech-laws

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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

Using the word "stealing" at this point is not only wrong, but destroys the very point he was trying to make...

lifeformed13년 전

Well, it's prefaced by "allegedly".

barylen13년 전

What was wrong with the word "stealing" in this context?

RyanMcGreal13년 전

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.

mathgorges13년 전

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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JoshTv13년 전

I don't think those are absurd laws. It will actually protect people from all negativity on the online world.

chmike13년 전

By "people" you mean US citizen. Non US citizen are not subject to any legitimate legal protection. We are considered like animals or even less.