Read: everybody who knew him outside the field. And do you have any evidence that the UK is become an Orwellian state? I am really surprised at the cheer amount of irresponsible comments in HN lately.
1. Extradition of their citizen to US, for creating link aggregator [1][2]
2. Jail for downloading a file [3]
3. Politicaly correct brainwashing in schools [4][5]
4. Sites blocking [6]
5. Jail for posting dumb messages on twitter [7]
These're few things I did remember. When I hear about new case, I don't bookmark it, that's why this list is short.
[1] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/copyright-wa...
[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/jan/13/piracy-student-los...
[3] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/police-downl...
[4] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223738/Nursery-chil...
[5] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103175/Boy-7-brande...
[6] http://www.freshtechweb.com/after-uk-high-court-ruling-the-p...