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Re:MIT President on Aaron Swartz by Evbn on Sunday January 13, 2013 @10:00PM (#5053076)
That was a cryptic statement in the Lessig post.

We're Aarons assets frozen? Was he banned from Internet as a condition of bail?

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Re:MIT President on Aaron Swartz by tptacek on Sunday January 13, 2013 @10:17PM (#5053112)
If it was that simple, would Lessig have said so after the case became moot?

I'm confused about this too.

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Re:MIT President on Aaron Swartz by danielweber on Monday January 14, 2013 @09:55AM (#5054825)
Either of "Aaron's lawyers were required to bill upfront" or "Aaron was not permitted to set up a legal defense fund" would be huge civil rights issues. A lot huger than the narrative of a out-of-control prosecutor out for Aaron's head.

Lessig really really needs to explain that sentence.

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