On the wake of
Aaron Swartz death on January 11th we wished to update our post on his indictment by Federal Authorities accused of "wire fraud, computer fraud, unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer and recklessly damaging a protected computer". He killed himself on January 11th, aged 27 from
Information shall be freed. Aaron Swartz and the Guerrilla Open access manifesto July 2011
While Aaron might not be any longer among us, his memory and
determination shall serve as an example to all of us in keeping up the
good fight for which he paid the ultimate price.
"There
is no justice in following unjust laws. It’s time to come into the
light and, in the grand tradition of civil disobedience, declare our
opposition to this private theft of public culture.
We need to take information, wherever
it is stored, make our copies and share them with the world. We need
to take stuff that's out of copyright and add it to the archive. We
need to buy secret databases and put them on the Web. We need to
download scientific journals and upload them to file sharing networks.
We need to fight for Guerilla Open Access"
From the Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto July 2008
