check this: http://demandprogress.org/aaron
And this: action Alert from Demand Progress http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/support_aaron/?akid=768.396634.5_6vtq&rd=1&t=1 On 7/19/11 12:42 PM, Parker Phinney wrote: > 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] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Ooh > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *David Segal, DemandProgress.org* <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:49 PM > Subject: Urgent -- Aaron was just arrested > To: Thomas Levine <[email protected] > <mailto:[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.* > > [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> > [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] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > > > > -- > http://www.madebyparker.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss -- Katitza Rodriguez International Rights Director Electronic Frontier Foundation [email protected] [email protected] (personal email) Please support EFF - Working to protect your digital rights and freedom of speech since 1990
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