When laws are bad, people should thumb their nose at them
Good on them for using the platform they have to try and push for real change, at personal risk to themselves and their operations too
You (and Internet Archive) are about to learn what happens when the courts fail to be persuaded regarding the 'badness' of the law in question.
Sometimes those laws wind up changed later, because of their actions
I personally don't agree that this particular thing is worth taking a stand on, but I do applaud Internet Archive for being willing to take a stand for what they believe is important enough. It takes guts
They couldn't find a more effective and less risky way to try to change the law than bashing their face against it, with predictable results?
Sure. But use some intelligence and risk management when you're doing it.
This was just outright stupidity, and there's no excuse for it. :( :( :(
When the electrical code says that there should be no voltage in the light sockets, then people should stick their fingers into them - regardless of what numbers the voltmeters show.
Right?