Re:How the US Pushed Sweden to Take Down the Pirate Bay
by b3lvedere on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:39PM
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I do apologize if my response had such an effect. It was meant to express that things societies may have agreed upon in the past might need to evolve rather than keep enforcing them at all costs.
I didn't know the guy but I'm not sure that using his name to stifle debate is the best use of his legacy.
While we're here, I happen to disagree with what he did. I believe that publicly funded research should be publicly available but he went a lot further.
What was done to him was heinous and a terrible abuse of the US criminal justice system. And it rightfully brought it into disrepute. But it's going too far to say that it's the last word on the principle of criminal justice.