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A comment on Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World. Parent comment

Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by tjansen on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @03:53AM (#13372644)
We're talking about copyright laws. Not about slavery, apartheid, or anything even close to it. There is no one's life at stake and there is no urgency. If you want to change copyright laws, you are free to use the democratic process and raise awareness to it in a legal way.
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Re:Aaron Swartz’s Theory on How to Save the World by Robin_Message on Thursday January 12, 2017 @06:15AM (#13381387)
He was fighting against unjust laws and policies on the use of academic research and trial data. Better sharing in those fields could definitely save lives.
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