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A comment on The Truth About Aaron Swartz's "Crime". Parent comment
the fact that someone did something dumb does not make it illegal.
If i buy so many lottery tickets that the state thinks it's fraudulent, and shuts down the lottery for a day, that doesn't make me guilty of anything.
(As I said, TOS violations are simply not crimes. No court has ever held otherwise)
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the fact that someone did something dumb does not make it illegal.
If i buy so many lottery tickets that the state thinks it's fraudulent, and shuts down the lottery for a day, that doesn't make me guilty of anything.
(As I said, TOS violations are simply not crimes. No court has ever held otherwise)