We're facing the threat of such a regime right now.
Cody Wilson was threatened with incarceration for sharing information that he obtained legally and belonged to him.
He's not selling trade secrets. He's not releasing classified government files. He was allowing people to download design documents that he created and for which he owned the IP. He was providing information for people to do something that was completely legal in the jurisdiction in which he was located.
It isn't a dichotomy, but it is like a person trying to support their weight on the floor. The straighter they stand, the long they can keep the position. Have them lean far enough over and it is near inevitable that they will eventually crash to the ground. If you have them plank a few inches off the ground, you could probably hold your breath longer than it takes for them to hit the ground.
(I think I need a better analogy here, but it'll take me some time to come up with one.)
