Oh, sorry, I see your link was already about the same thing. I don't understand what the petition is about then if they are already investigating and expressing honorable concern about the situation.
-- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Aaron Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > MIT is already being responsible and respectful now, I don't think your > petition is warranted: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21011663 > > Best, > Aaron > > -- > Aaron Wolf > wolftune.com > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:45 AM, Yan Zhu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> As many of you know, open knowledge activist Aaron Swartz recently >> committed suicide while awaiting trial for using MIT's internet network >> to download a large number of academic journal articles. If convicted, he >> faced over 35 years in prison for an act that had no victims and caused no >> permanent damage. MIT has begun an investigation into its role in >> Aaron's >> case<http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/letter-on-death-of-aaron-swartz.html> >> . >> >> With the input of Aaron's brother and a couple others, I've written a >> petition to put pressure on the MIT administration to apologize for not >> defending him against an unreasonably harsh prosecution at >> http://open.scripts.mit.edu/blog/petition/. Please consider signing and >> forwarding this - it's quick and easy and will help nudge MIT in the >> direction of accountability for its (in)actions. >> >> Thanks, >> Yan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> >> >
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