“We can rightly judge a society by how it treats its eccentrics and deviant geniuses—and by that measure, we have utterly failed.”
"Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the 1970s committed crimes more damaging than Swartz's"
Reddit: On the Death of Aaron Schwartz
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/16hzpx/on_the_death_of_aaron_schwartz/
Aaron's Law: Violating a Site's Terms of Service Should Not Land You in Jail
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/13/01/aarons-law/267247/#
Prosecutor as bully
http://lessig.tumblr.com/post/40347463044/prosecutor-as-bully
Reddit: I'm Rep Zoe Lofgren & I'm introducing "Aaron's Law" to change the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/16njr9/im_rep_zoe_lofgren_im_introducing_aarons_law_to/
Aaron's Fight is Our Fight
http://www.rootstrikers.org/
US Government Ups Felony Count In JSTOR/Aaron Swartz Case From Four To Thirteen
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120917/17393320412/us-government-ups-felony-count-jstoraaron-swartz-case-four-to-thirteen.shtml
How the Legal System Failed Aaron Swartz—And Us
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/01/everyone-interesting-is-a-felon.html
Thanks To The Lori Drew Case, I Can Make Each Of You A Criminal
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081201/0252082984.shtml
Thomas J. Dolan, Ortiz' husband, attacked Swartz's parents, saying on Twitter: "Truly incredible that in their own son’s obit they blame others for his death and make no mention of the 6-month offer."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/tom-dolan-aaron-swartz_n_2479980.html
Many on Twitter were outraged by Dolan's attack on Swartz and his family:
http://betabeat.com/2013/01/tom-dolan-defends-carmen-ortiz-aaron-swartz-twitter/
Tom Dolan bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Dolan
Punitive Damages, Remunerated Research, and the Legal Profession
http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/print/article/punitive-damages-remunerated-research-and-legal-profession
Carmen Ortiz, lead prosecutor of Aaron Swartz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Ortiz
Aaron Swartz indicted on charges of "wire fraud, computer fraud" etc.
http://kottke.org/11/07/aaron-swartz-indicted-on-charges-of-wire-fraud-computer-fraud-etc
JSTOR Prosecutes User for Downloading Too Much
http://vorpaltrade.blogspot.com/2011/10/jstor-prosecutes-user-for-downloading.html
Another example of prosecutorial overreach:
http://www.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights-property-seizure
Aaron Swartz's Lawyer: Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Wanted 'Juicy' Case For Publicity
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/aaron-swartz-stephen-heymann_n_2473278.html
Carmen Ortiz and Stephen Heymann: accountability for prosecutorial abuse
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/16/ortiz-heymann-swartz-accountability-abuse
After Aaron Swartz's Death, the Focus Now Falls On the Prosecutors
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/01/16/239259/after-aaron-swartzs-death-the-focus-now-falls-on-the-prosecutors
Prosecutor in Aaron Swartz 'hacking' case comes under fire
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57564212-38/prosecutor-in-aaron-swartz-hacking-case-comes-under-fire/
Aaron Swartz Lawyer: I Warned Prosecutors Of Suicide Risk
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/aaron-swartz-lawyer-suicide-104262
"...prosecutors only responded by saying Swartz would have been safe in jail..."
Added 1/21/13:
Harvard Business Review blog: Aaron Swartz's "Crime" and the Business of Breaking the Law
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-21/former-synthes-executive-huggins-sentenced-in-bone-cement-marketing-case.html
This article makes reference to dis-proportionality of punishment in two cases:
Ex-Synthes Officials Get Prison Terms in Bone Drug Case
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-21/former-synthes-executive-huggins-sentenced-in-bone-cement-marketing-case.html
A number of patients were killed when the company decided to evade medical device testing ethics.
Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/outrageous-hsbc-settlement-proves-the-drug-war-is-a-joke-20121213
British mega-bank HSBC (former owner of The Money Store, Household Finance, GM Card) managed to avoid all criminal prosecution for multiple, extensive money-laundering schemes. If you would rather have a more sober description of the matter, try Wikipedia's entry on HSBC.
Added 1/21/13:
O'Reilly Giving Away Open Government As Aaron Swartz Tribute
http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/01/21/1644254/oreilly-giving-away-open-government-as-aaron-swartz-tribute
We’re releasing the files for O’Reilly’s Open Government book
http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/01/open-government-files-released.html
Edward Tufte's Defense of Aaron Swartz and the "Marvelously Different"
http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/01/20/1823256/edward-tuftes-defense-of-aaron-swartz-and-the-marvelously-different
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