Read ... and Please sign! http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/support_aaron
Daniel Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: "Fuster, Mayo" <[email protected]> > Date: 19. Juli 2011 23:37:03 MESZ > Resent-To: Nettime <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: <nettime> Aaron Swartz charged for downloading too many Journal > articles from the Library: Please sign suport petition. > > > Hi! Aaron Swartz Internet activist (and friend) has been arrested for > downloading too many journal articles from the Library. Please sign > the petition of suport and help to spread the word, Mayo > > NY Times article: > http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/reddit-co-founder-charged-with-data-theft/ > > //// Aaron Swartz charged for downloading too many journal articles > from the Library //// > > Shocking news: Moments ago former Demand Progress Executive Director > Aaron Swartz was indicted by the US government. As best as we can > tell, he is being charged with allegedly downloading too many journal > articles from the Web. The government contends that downloading so > many journal articles constitutes felony computer hacking and should > be punished with time in prison. We disagree. > > Will you click here to sign our petition of support for Aaron? > http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/support_aaron > > The charges are made all the more senseless by the fact that the > alleged victim has settled any claims against Aaron, explained they've > suffered no loss or damage, and asked the government not to prosecute. > > James Jacobs, the Government Documents Librarian at Stanford > University -- where Aaron did undergraduate work -- denounced > the arrest: "Aaron's prosecution undermines academic inquiry and > democratic principles," Jacobs said. "It's incredible that the > government would try to lock someone up for allegedly looking up > articles at a library." > > Will you click here to show your support for Aaron? > http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/support_aaron > > Thanks for your support and concern as we help see Aaron through these > tough times. We'll keep you updated. > > -- The Demand Progress team > > P.S. Please considering forwarding this email to your friends or using the > links below to alert them to Aaron's predicament. > > ??????`??.(*??.??(`??.?? ??.????)??.??*).????`???? > ????????*???????? Mayo Fuster Morell ??.??.??*??`???? > ??????`??.(??.????(??.??* *??.??)`??.??).????`???? > > Research Digital Commons Governance: http://www.onlinecreation.info > > Ph.D European University Institute > Postdoctoral Researcher. Institute of Govern and Public Policies. Autonomous > University of Barcelona. > Visiting scholar. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute. Open University of > Catalonia (UOC). > Visiting researcher (2008). School of information. University of California, > Berkeley. > Member Research Committee. Wikimedia Foundation > > http://www.onlinecreation.info > E-mail: [email protected] > Skype: mayoneti > Phone Spanish State: 0034-648877748 > > > > > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l > # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected] _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
