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this post was submitted on 16 May 2024
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incoming JSTOR replay in the courts, here we go!
Context?
https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/13/3873490/aaron-swartz-his-death-and-legacy
funny internet man aaron swartz stole a bunch of shit from JSTOR and was planning to release it to the public, because fuck privatized research and materials or something.
The US government was like "fuck this guy, actually get rid of him" and then he killed himself.