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by tomp 1982 days ago
His conviction is based on being a fall guy for Uber’s corporate espionage.

His pardon could be interpreted as a strike against “piracy is theft” mindset and the idea of “intellectual property” in general that HN often rallies against.

I’m quite disappointed by Trump’s pardons but this one is actually a good one.
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0goel0 1982 days ago
> His conviction is based on being a fall guy for Uber’s corporate espionage

Do you have any evidence that he didn't commit the crimes he is convicted of? Because his lawyers would've loved to talk to you last year.

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rijoja 1982 days ago
yeah it struck me as odd. Got downvoted like crazy for this, which is weird since I'd expect people to be leaning towards intellectual freedom here.

It's not as if I said he was not guilty, but rather saying that he would have a lot of information on self driving cars. Which is what he was charged with in the first place.

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