The documentary indicates it’s unclear why he did it. It could have been to share, it could have been for his own research. His outlook on data was that it should be freely available to all but in the case the prosecutors assumed his motives. We don’t actually know what he intended with the data. It’s important to remember that. Because that small detail is enough to elevate the injustice of his death. He was destroyed for downloading too much information that should have been freely available in the first place.
Yes that was an interpretation on my part given his perspective on making such information publicly available, hard to imagine he would be doing anything else with it. Nevertheless, updated my comment.
The documentary indicates it’s unclear why he did it. It could have been to share, it could have been for his own research. His outlook on data was that it should be freely available to all but in the case the prosecutors assumed his motives. We don’t actually know what he intended with the data. It’s important to remember that. Because that small detail is enough to elevate the injustice of his death. He was destroyed for downloading too much information that should have been freely available in the first place.
Yes that was an interpretation on my part given his perspective on making such information publicly available, hard to imagine he would be doing anything else with it. Nevertheless, updated my comment.