Re:Lost "Doctor Who" episodes found but owner is reluctant t...
by CamperBob2 on Sunday November 12, 2023 @08:42PM
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In the United States you can’t be arrested and charged with theft without the owner claiming you actually stole something.
Not sure it was that simple in, for example, the case where Aaron Swartz 'stole' articles from JSTOR. JSTOR declined to press charges, but the prosecutor went berserk with self-righteous bloodlust, and well, we all know how that turned out.
Not sure it was that simple in, for example, the case where Aaron Swartz 'stole' articles from JSTOR. JSTOR declined to press charges, but the prosecutor went berserk with self-righteous bloodlust, and well, we all know how that turned out.