I don’t get it. I am not a corp. i can download books from AA (who does the law apply to exactly?)
if this is true. what does this say about "rule of law"? is it all fiction?
You mean how anthropic lost a court case and now they're being made to pay?
they are paying from the revenue, they gained ton of valuation and revenue because of books? if you do that, you lose most of your life
Even in the infamous Aaron Swartz case he was offered 6 months in prison as a plea bargain. Even ignoring the difference in crime (torrenting vs CFAA), no one was going to "lose most of your life".
Like all things with society, it exists so long as we constantly create it. If you slack off many things will vanish faster than you think.