He added: “Information should be free. It belongs in the public domain
If this kid is a fall guy, he is an extremely stupid one as he’s helping to hang himself with his own words. To be honest, it is very easy to believe that his guy (or others in his age group) did it. His philosphy (enumerated above) is shared by a substanial segment of people under 27—if not an outright majority. These are the kids who grew up post Cold War and are used to downloading stuff for free (music, software, books, etc). To them, things like patents, trade secrets, copyrights, classifications and perhaps even the concept of ownership mean little—they are just barriers to “freedom”.
No doubt this traitor considers himself a hero. If found guilty, he should be executed as an example on general principles. Maybe that will teach his generation about the consequences of their actions. But, more than likely, they’ll put his picture on t-shirts—like Che.