Congress now has an opportunity to truly decide the legacy of Aaron Swartz.
FORBES: How Congress Can Create A Lasting Legacy For Aaron Swartz
The January suicide of 26-year-old Aaron Swartz made me wonder if we have lost our way.
Aaron Swartz was many things - a brilliant young technologist, an entrepreneur, and an advocate for internet freedom.
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Neither of these cases, of course, had outcomes remotely on a par with the tragedy of Aaron Swartz.
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Aaron Swartz, a celebrated internet freedom activist and early developer of the website Reddit, has died at 26.
"In the time since Aaron Swartz's suicide, we have seen a pattern of harassment and personal threats, " Reif wrote.
"We are deeply saddened to hear the news about Aaron Swartz, " JSTOR said on its home page Saturday.
Congress now has opportunity to reform the criminal justice system and to truly create a lasting legacy for Aaron Swartz.
FORBES: How Congress Can Create A Lasting Legacy For Aaron Swartz
Mr Reif wrote: "In the time since Aaron Swartz's suicide, we have seen a pattern of harassment and personal threats, " .
The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has asked for an internal investigation into its role in Aaron Swartz's prosecution.
Credit goes to unacknowledged heroes like Elizabeth Stark, Alexis Ohanian and Aaron Swartz among many others who led the fight in the trenches.
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Meanwhile, by Monday afternoon scores of people had posted tributes to Swartz on Reddit and on a memorial site, Remember Aaron Swartz.
CNN: Anger, soul searching follow death of Internet activist
Hackers claiming to be from the activist group Anonymous have hacked a US government website in response to the death of Aaron Swartz.
Bottom line: I am disgusted with this country and believe every American is entitled to a full explanation regarding the prosecution of Aaron Swartz.
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The collective outpouring of grief and anger at the circumstances surrounding the death of Internet visionary Aaron Swartz is only continuing to grow.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has begun soliciting input from the university's "community" into its review into the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz.
BBC: MIT consults staff and students over Aaron Swartz probe
Aaron Swartz, just 24 years old, is having an interesting life.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced it will release documents related to the prosecution of internet activist Aaron Swartz, who killed himself in January.
The suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz on January 11 triggered the posting of the hackers' message to the web address of the sentencing commission, they said.
The suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz on January 11 triggered the posting of the hackers' message to the web address of the United States Sentencing Commission, they said.
CNN: Anonymous threatens Justice Department over hacktivist death
Keys' indictment also follows the suicide of Aaron Swartz, a 26-year-old Internet activist who was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Jan. 11 as a trial loomed in his future.
The group's call to action also mentions the recent death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, the National Defense Authorization Act, the use of military drones, Bradley Manning and warrantless wiretapping.
This time, their confluence cost the world Aaron Swartz.
FORBES: A Bit Of The Future Was Lost With The Tragic Death Of Aaron Swartz
Some two months ago, a 27-year old computer hacker named Aaron Swartz committed suicide rather than face a federal indictment that he thought might send him to jail for a lot of years.
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Tech luminaries and legal experts remembered Aaron Swartz as a technology and political activist at the South By Southwest conference Friday and called for changes in the legal system that prosecuted him.
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Tim Lee has an excellent post on charters and high-stakes testing at his blog (riffing off of another really good post from Aaron Swartz) which I found myself in turns agreeing and disagreeing with.
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The outcry against Heymann follows the suicide of activist Aaron Swartz last month, who was being prosecuted by Heymann for allegedly violating computer crime laws in his downloading of millions of academic papers from the website JSTOR.
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If any good comes out of the tragic suicide of brilliant programmer Aaron Swartz, it may be a new political will to reform the the bluntly crafted hacking laws that allowed prosecutors to threaten the 26-year-old activist with decades in prison.
Congress would be doing a disservice to the legacy of Aaron Swartz if it simply focused on the CFAA and the conduct of the prosecutors in this case, rather than using this as an opportunity to evaluate the entire federal criminal system.
FORBES: How Congress Can Create A Lasting Legacy For Aaron Swartz
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