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Author: Eric Cope
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Subject: Re: OT: wget in the news
the comments on HN make the court case a bit more complex that the
article... but this is one of those "catch you on a technicality" garbage
decisions used by the government to retaliate to the person who caught them
with their pants down...

IMO...

Eric


On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Dazed_75 <> wrote:

> Agreed, Eric. It makes no sense whatever. The judge should be reviewed.
> That said, did the guy download wget knowing it was "banned"? Why should
> it be banned? maybe there is/was a reason but I don't know what it might
> be.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:
>
>> bummer: I thought it was going to br a positive story.
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Eric Cope <> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/30/the-free-web-program-that-got-bradley-manning-convicted-of-computer-fraud/
>>>
>>> <opinion>this is insanity at its best</opinion>
>>>
>>> Eric
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