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22 Jan 2015, 4:41 pm
This raises uncomfortable similarities to the disturbing saga of Aaron Swartz, who ultimately committed suicide after facing the threat of years in federal prison for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA"). [read post]
16 Jan 2015, 9:36 am
It's shocking in light of the Aaron Swartz prosecution that the Administration is proposing to double, and in one case triple, the already draconian and redundant penalties under the CFAA. [read post]
14 Jan 2015, 2:15 pm
During next week's State of the Union address, the president is set to publicly urge increased prison time and other changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act—the statute that was used to prosecute Internet activist Aaron Swartz before he committed suicide in 2013. [read post]
10 Jan 2015, 10:15 am
"Remembering Aaron Swartz with action: watch new, unreleased footage from 'Internet's Own Boy'; Two years after the death of hacker, activist, and good human being Aaron Swartz, new video and a new way to bring life to his legacy of making the world a better place. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 8:50 am
Citing "personnel matters," the White House is refusing to fire two federal officials involved in the prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide ahead of his hacking trial. [read post]
6 Jan 2015, 4:11 pm
Aaron Swartz died this month two years ago. [read post]
5 Jan 2015, 9:45 am
Past recipients include the Mississippi College of Law Library for its Legislative History Project (2014); Aaron Swartz, awarded posthumously, Internet Activist, co-founder of Demand Progress (2013); Michele Timmons, Revisor of Statutes, Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes and Chair of the Drafting Committee for the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (2012); Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) (2011); the Legal… [read post]
2 Jan 2015, 7:07 am
The current system allows for restrictions and paywalls that prevent the majority of the world from accessing humanity's collective knowledge—an issue that galvanized our late friend Aaron Swartz, as shown in this year's excellent documentary The Internet's Own Boy. [read post]
22 Dec 2014, 3:06 pm
–Eva Galperin "The Internet's Own Boy" directed by Brian Knappenberger Those who knew Aaron Swartz need no explanation of what a remarkable individual he was—nor how he was able to have such an incredible impact on the Internet. [read post]
19 Dec 2014, 10:52 am
Brian Knappenberger released his Aaron Swartz documentary, “The Internet’s ___ ___” under a Creative Commons License 12. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 8:22 am
Now the case is back before the appeals court as the Authors Guild is insisting loudly that it's not fair use. [read post]
1 Dec 2014, 4:30 am
And it is ironic that Judge Baylson should seek to justify federal prosecutors’ prior policy of charging the most serious provable crime as “truth in charging” when, as the Aaron Swartz case mentioned by his father and described below illustrates, the policy often has served not as a reflection of what everyone understood was the true nature of the alleged crime, but as a device to help extract a guilty plea to a lesser offense. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 8:57 am
Aaron Swartz fought for an Internet grounded in community, creativity, and human rights. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 1:07 pm
SecureDrop was originally designed by the late activist Aaron Swartz and the journalist Kevin Poulsen, and has been actively developed by Freedom of the Press Foundation and a network of volunteers for the past year. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 12:05 pm
" Events Groups around the world participated in Open Access Week by throwing parties, talks, and screenings of the documentary about Aaron Swartz, The Internet's Own Boy. [read post]
25 Oct 2014, 10:08 am
We Need Computer Crime Laws That Make Sense Activist Aaron Swartz was worried about access to existing knowledge, and particularly the vast amount of work tied up in online repositories like JSTOR. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 9:59 am
Send a message to your lawmakers to secure open access to taxpayer-funded research Watch Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz Related Issues: Fair Use and Intellectual Property: Defending the BalanceOpen AccessInternationalShare this: || Join EFF [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 9:05 am
Host a screening and discussion about the film The Internet’s Own Boy, a powerful documentary that tells the story of activist and innovator Aaron Swartz, who also was a passionate and outspoken advocate for open access. [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 6:40 am
” Let’s continue to fight for open access to our public information and remember the pioneering efforts of Aaron Swartz. [read post]
18 Oct 2014, 12:36 am
We wanted to share a handful of ones that we've heard about, most of which are screenings of the fantastic film, The Internet's Own Boy, a documentary about the late Internet activist and pioneer Aaron Swartz. [read post]
