Aaron Swartz shows his FBI file
<p><pre><code>  The two accounts were responsible for downloading more than
  eighteen million pages with an approximate value of $1.5 million.</code></pre>
Ha! Just because they charge $0.08 a page doesn't mean millions of page views online cost the same amount.<p>This reminds of big drug catches that bring in tons of a controlled substance. The value is always given in street value, to make the efforts seem more substantial. Too bad they never publicize stats that show the police and FBI catch an infinitesimally small percentage of narcotics.