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[-] Bruhh@lemmy.world 165 points 10 months ago

If I remember correctly, it wasn't even illegal since these scientific articles should have been public to begin with because they used public funds.

[-] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 79 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That may be so, but IIRC he was charged with breaking into MIT's networking room and illegally tapping into their network to get the articles:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261840/Aaron-Swartz-MIT-surveillance-shot-ruined-tragic-Reddit-founders-life.html

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

Well that's definitely burying the lede from the OP.

It wasn't the sharing part they had a problem with, it was the B&E and hacking.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 65 points 10 months ago

still... 35 years? obviously there is more missing information.

[-] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 0 points 10 months ago

It wasn't 35 years, it was 6 months with a plea deal

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