I think the timeline on the release is wrong, I think the release was done after he was arrested. Not this week. See bottom of the release.
Thanks to a project he supported we can still see the page. Original link http://about.jstor.org/news-events/news/jstor%E2%80%93free-access-early-journal-content http://web.archive.org/web/20120512054848/http://about.jstor.org/news-events/news/jstor%E2%80%93free-access-early-journal-content On 13 January 2013 21:27, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > Possible correction: > > I can't seem to find the original source of Wednesday's JSTOR public > domain release. However, it does appear that they have released a lot of > their data as public domain since the original charges were brought against > Aaron Swartz. > On Jan 13, 2013 9:18 PM, "Kyle Spencer" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> While it appears that he was already troubled and prone to suicide: >> >> He was facing over 30 years in prison for hacking into the JSTOR/MIT >> research archives and publishing their data on the Internet. >> >> JSTOR released all of their data as public domain on Wednesday, days >> before his death. >> >> His family and partner said the following: >> >> "Decisions made by officials in the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's office >> and at MIT contributed to his death. The US Attorney's office pursued an >> exceptionally harsh array of charges, carrying potentially over 30 years in >> prison, to punish an alleged crime that had no victims. Meanwhile, unlike >> JSTOR, MIT refused to stand up for Aaron and its own community's most >> cherished principles." >> >> >> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/12/169235633/aaron-swartz-reddit-cofounder-and-online-activist-dead-at-26 >> Sad day indeed. Really Tragic. >> >> On 12 January 2013 16:48, [email protected] < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is a day of mourning. >>> >>> Victor van Reijswoud <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The co-inventor of RSS, the co-owner of REDDIT and above all a fighter >>>> for internet freedom and open content has passed on. He was 26 years old. >>>> >>>> http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N61/swartz.html - official announcement and >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz for who do not know him. >>>> >>>> V >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>> [email protected] >>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>> >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not respon >>>> sible >>>> for them in any way. >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>> [email protected] >>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>> any way. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Simon Vass >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Simon Vass
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