Aaron Swartz’s 2011–2013 JSTOR case
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Aaron Swartz’s 2011–2013 JSTOR case was a high-profile U.S. federal prosecution of programmer and activist Aaron Swartz for bulk-downloading academic articles, which became a flashpoint in debates over open access, computer crime law, and information freedom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal case
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computer crime case ⓘ criminal prosecution ⓘ legal controversy ⓘ |
| accusation |
bulk downloading of academic journal articles
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unauthorized access to JSTOR via MIT network ⓘ |
| charge |
computer fraud
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recklessly damaging a protected computer ⓘ unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer ⓘ violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defendant | Aaron Swartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantDeath | 2013-01-11 ⓘ |
| defendantPlea | not guilty ⓘ |
| endedWith | dismissal of charges after defendant’s death ⓘ |
| endTime | 2013 ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
computer crime law
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information freedom ⓘ open access movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indictmentDate | 2011-07 ⓘ |
| inspired | Aaron’s Law proposal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
JSTOR database
NERFINISHED
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MIT computer network ⓘ academic journal articles ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
District of Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| location | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| maximumPotentialPenalty |
$1 million in fines
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35 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a flashpoint in debates over open access
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being a high-profile prosecution of a programmer and activist ⓘ raising questions about proportionality of computer crime penalties ⓘ |
| outcome | charges dismissed ⓘ |
| pleaOffer | 6 months in prison in exchange for guilty plea ⓘ |
| prosecutingAuthority |
U.S. Department of Justice
NERFINISHED
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United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
NERFINISHED
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JSTOR NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about Aaron Swartz
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extensive media coverage ⓘ |
| supersedingIndictmentDate | 2012-09 ⓘ |
| triggered |
calls to reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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criticism of U.S. computer crime laws ⓘ criticism of prosecutorial discretion in computer crime cases ⓘ public debate on open access to scholarly articles ⓘ |
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