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Re:Aaron Swartz Legal Defense Fund by guelo on Sunday September 16, 2012 @02:53PM (#4529955)
There is a chance, especially if he isn't able to hire expensive legal counsel.
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Re:Aaron Swartz Legal Defense Fund by tptacek on Sunday September 16, 2012 @02:56PM (#4529965)
Even if he argued the whole case pro se, he still probably wouldn't get prison time. Again: people far dumber and more malignant than Swartz have avoided prison time in CFAA cases.

The DoJ definitely wants to make an example of Swartz, they don't hate him more than carders.

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