Tiago PeixotoMar 8

In 2013 Aaron Swartz committed suicide for facing 35 years in prison for mass downloading scientific articles.

13 years later, Meta is almost getting away with an infraction orders of magnitude larger.

The law didn't change.

https://torrentfreak.com/uploading-pirated-books-via-bittorrent-qualifies-as-fair-use-meta/

Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues * TorrentFreak

In an ongoing lawsuit, Meta now argues that uploading pirated books to strangers via BitTorrent qualifies as fair use.

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@tiago

This kind of perverse scaling is playing out in multiple domains in real time.

"Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god."

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean_Rostand

Jean Rostand - Wikiquote

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@crouton
Or in another way, if you have to steal, steal big. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2024/04/04/what-we-know-about-a-mysterious-30-million-weekend-heist-in-los-angeles/
Usually, only petty thefts go to prison.
@tiago
What We Know About A Mysterious $30 Million Weekend Heist In Los Angeles

A historic heist in Los Angeles has left law enforcement officials baffled.

Forbes