I don’t think it’s “dictating morality” in so far as “seeing the big picture”. If your goal is to spread knowledge as effectively as possible, why limit yourself by the very rules working against you? I mean I can understand self-preservation but what else? The laws in question aren’t really about morality anyway.

> If your goal is to spread knowledge as effectively as possible, why limit yourself by the very rules working against you?

This is assuming that spreading knowledge as effectively as possible is the only goal. Even if you take a utilitarian approach to ethics, I doubt anyone has this as their only goal.

> The laws in question aren’t really about morality anyway.

I think what is and isn't related to morality is at least somewhat subjective.