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by chris_wot 4901 days ago
7 years, for downloading articles that should probably be in the public domain? Well, that's not prosecutorial overreach at all.
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mpyne 4901 days ago
6-8 months is what the prosecutors asked for, remember?

According to Lessig that wasn't even the sticking point for Aaron: Aaron didn't want to plead guilty to a felony, he wanted lesser charges.

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chris_wot 4900 days ago
Allow me to rephrase that then: 6-8 months, for downloading articles that should probably be in the public domain? Well, that's not prosecutorial overreach at all.
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