"In a press release, Ms. Ortiz's office said that Mr. Swartz broke into a restricted area of M.I.T. and entered a computer wiring closet. Mr. Swartz apparently then accessed the M.I.T. computer network and took millions of documents from JSTOR."
At 06:40 PM 7/19/2011, Doug Henwood wrote:
>Friend of LBO and all-around good guy Aaron Swartz indicted. Via nettime:
>
> > Hi! Aaron Swartz Internet activist (and friend) has been arrested for
> > downloading too many journal articles from the Library. Please sign
> > the petition of suport and help to spread the word, Mayo
> >
> > NY Times article:
> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/reddit-co-founder-charged-with-data-theft/
> >
> > //// Aaron Swartz charged for downloading too many journal articles
> > from the Library ////
> >
> > Shocking news: Moments ago former Demand Progress Executive Director
> > Aaron Swartz was indicted by the US government. As best as we can
> > tell, he is being charged with allegedly downloading too many journal
> > articles from the Web. The government contends that downloading so
> > many journal articles constitutes felony computer hacking and should
> > be punished with time in prison. We disagree.
> >
> > Will you click here to sign our petition of support for Aaron?
> > http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/support_aaron
> >
> > The charges are made all the more senseless by the fact that the
> > alleged victim has settled any claims against Aaron, explained they've
> > suffered no loss or damage, and asked the government not to prosecute.
> >
> > James Jacobs, the Government Documents Librarian at Stanford
> > University -- where Aaron did undergraduate work -- denounced
> > the arrest: "Aaron's prosecution undermines academic inquiry and
> > democratic principles," Jacobs said. "It's incredible that the
> > government would try to lock someone up for allegedly looking up
> > articles at a library."
> >
> > Will you click here to show your support for Aaron?
> > http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/support_aaron
> >
> > Thanks for your support and concern as we help see Aaron through these
> > tough times. We'll keep you updated.
> >
> > -- The Demand Progress team
> >
> > P.S. Please considering forwarding this email to your friends or using
> the links below to alert them to Aaron's predicament.
> >
> > Research Digital Commons Governance: http://www.onlinecreation.info
> >
> > Ph.D European University Institute
> > Postdoctoral Researcher. Institute of Govern and Public Policies.
> Autonomous University of Barcelona.
> > Visiting scholar. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute. Open University
> of Catalonia (UOC).
> > Visiting researcher (2008). School of information. University of
> California, Berkeley.
> > Member Research Committee. Wikimedia Foundation
> >
> > http://www.onlinecreation.info
> > E-mail: mayo.fuster at eui.eu
> > Skype: mayoneti
> > Phone Spanish State: 0034-648877748
>
>
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