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If you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime. Just because it happens on a computer in cyber space, doesn't mean it's not real.
The same thing was told by the persecutors of those who smuggled slaves from the South to their freedom.
If you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime. Just because it happens on a computer in cyber space, doesn't mean it's not real.
Why do people like him think copyright laws are bad and made by rich people, but also support open source software, which relies on the same copyright laws to exist. If hes an anarchist then fine, but it looks like he wants laws that benefit him and not people that actually write software. I read the whole thing and I still don't know why he did it. He says there was no money incentive and his work had no impact on p…
My childhood hero. Sad to read what he went through in prison. The warez scene is still active and there's no slowing down so this bust doesn't really mean shit. Shoutout to the OGs RELOADED, SKIDROW, RAZOR, PARADOX,CODEX.
Why do people like him think copyright laws are bad and made by rich people, but also support open source software, which relies on the same copyright laws to exist. If hes an anarchist then fine, but it looks like he wants laws that benefit him and not people that actually write software. I read the whole thing and I still don't know why he did it. He says there was no money incentive and his work had no impact on p…
I'm pretty sure that I'd have stopped with just probation, yes. Having the feds raid your house, confiscate all your gear, and put you through the hell of their investigations for a year was enough of a wake up call for me.
My childhood hero. Sad to read what he went through in prison. The warez scene is still active and there's no slowing down so this bust doesn't really mean shit. Shoutout to the OGs RELOADED, SKIDROW, RAZOR, PARADOX,CODEX.
If you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime. Just because it happens on a computer in cyber space, doesn't mean it's not real.
> If you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime The same thing was told by the persecutors of those who smuggled slaves from the South to their freedom.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Cracking software doesn't warrant hard prison sentences. That's a double negative for society.
He ruined the lives of many hard-working software developers who relied on selling their code to feed their families. This was back when programming was a highly skilled and difficult job that only a few could do, so cracking was even more harshly targeting people.