Legal and Ethical Issues

It is very sad to hear about the circumstances of Aaron Swartzes death. The article "Aaron Swartz, A Data Crusader and Now, A Cause" goes into detail about how he was attacked with extreme prejudice by a supposedly fair judicial system, which crusaded against him simply because he sought to share information with others. While I cannot say that I believe all information should be free (indeed wouldn't that be quite an anti-capitalist idea?) it is blatantly obvious that much more than there currently is should be. Additionally, there is strictly no reason that a man who shared some documents should be punished with more brutality than some seasoned murderers are. I believe that the current copyright laws are critically flawed and overly strict - hopefully lawmakers will re-adress this situation in the near future.