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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