#AaronSwartz killed himself because he scraped research data and they aggressively prosecuted him.

Now #AI companies say they should scrape our data for free.

@benroyce @blogdiva He was harassed and aggressively prosecuted for doing something that was probably legal, meanwhile, we know what AI scrapers are doing is illegal, and we just let it happen because they have the money.

@ramsey @benroyce @blogdiva

Ask a lawyer what the remedy is, and for whom, and whether a successful civil case is possible.