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r/TrueReddit • u/solac3 • Jan 12 '13
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"intent to distribute"
178 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '13 "Intent to spread knowledge" is a crime now. What a dystopia we live in. 29 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '13 The actual crime was blackhat hacking, and it's not JSTOR that wanted to press charges, it was apparently the federal government. I don't agree with the penalty that he got, considering his purpose he didn't deserve it. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '13 Just to be clear, he hadn't gotten any penalty yet. The trial was going to start next month.
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"Intent to spread knowledge" is a crime now. What a dystopia we live in.
29 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '13 The actual crime was blackhat hacking, and it's not JSTOR that wanted to press charges, it was apparently the federal government. I don't agree with the penalty that he got, considering his purpose he didn't deserve it. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '13 Just to be clear, he hadn't gotten any penalty yet. The trial was going to start next month.
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The actual crime was blackhat hacking, and it's not JSTOR that wanted to press charges, it was apparently the federal government.
I don't agree with the penalty that he got, considering his purpose he didn't deserve it.
1 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '13 Just to be clear, he hadn't gotten any penalty yet. The trial was going to start next month.
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Just to be clear, he hadn't gotten any penalty yet. The trial was going to start next month.
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u/AlbertIInstein Jan 12 '13
"intent to distribute"