Aaron Swartz

As noted here, I have mixed feelings about the Aaron Swartz matter. Don't think it great to talk about how the feds "contributed" to his death and if he wanted no jail time, that is a bit much. Ideal or not, the stuff isn't free and he broke the law and this remains true even if (I don't know) he was greatly overcharged. Some commentary is just too one sided for me. [Update: See, e.g., here, where prosecutors wanted less than six months of jail time.]