&gt; Just to play devil&#x27;s advocate here (and I understand this goes against prevailing opinion), but he <i>did</i> break the law.<p>Aaron himself said &quot;There is no justice in following unjust laws.&quot;<p>&gt; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;stream&#x2F;GuerillaOpenAccessManifesto&#x2F;Goamjuly2008_djvu.txt" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;stream&#x2F;GuerillaOpenAccessManifesto&#x2F;Goamj...</a><p>I even go further and say that you can&#x27;t be good and lawful at the same time - at least not in any currently existing system of laws.