Here's the actual indictment: http://web.mit.edu/bitbucket/Swartz,%20Aaron%20Indictment.pdf
And a bit more about Aaron: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz The finer deets are still up in the air as far as I can tell (Aaron doesn't seem to have written his side), but I can say that Aaron's a cool dude that does some really awesome, socially responsible stuff around sharing and access to knowledge on the web. Sounds like he went a bit too Robin Hood on this one, but again we've only got one side so far. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Thomas Levine <[email protected]>wrote: > Ooh > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Segal, DemandProgress.org <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:49 PM > Subject: Urgent -- Aaron was just arrested > To: Thomas Levine <[email protected]> > > > Thomas, > > 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/go/237?akid=767.475962.GEZUG-&t=1> > * > > 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/go/237?akid=767.475962.GEZUG-&t=2> > * > > 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.* > [image: [fb]] If you're already on *Facebook*, click here to share with > your > friends.<http://act.demandprogress.org/go/238?akid=767.475962.GEZUG-&t=3> > [image: > [fb]] If you're already on *Twitter*, click here to tweet about the > campaign: > Tweet<http://act.demandprogress.org/go/239?akid=767.475962.GEZUG-&t=4> > Paid for by Demand Progress (DemandProgress.org<http://demandprogress.org/>) > and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions > are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax > purposes. > > *One last thing -- Demand Progress's small, dedicated, under-paid staff > relies exclusively on the generosity of members like you to support our > work. Will you click here to chip in $5 or > $10?<https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=qVsJeLsM2_OUm8gMFpEnJ-313KtshcwDH2K_OffDWgzO73PtWox9J25Dkzq&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8deaa77efc63a6eb429928d42bdf5d9d2c>Thank > you! > * > > -- > You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any > time.<http://act.demandprogress.org/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?akid=767.475962.GEZUG-&t=1> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > -- http://www.madebyparker.com
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