Aaron Swartz

prosecution and tragic death of Aaron Swartz, it is my belief an formal examination of the current legal processes is required. But first, the events leading to the current moral turmoil must be reviewed. After illegally downloading millions of articles from a digital library (JSTOR) with the intent to distribute them online, computer programmer and political activist Aaron Swartz was caught and arrested by MIT authorities. Under the “Computer Fraud and Abuse Act” Aaron Swartz was federally charged with

Aaron Swartz amassed public attention subsequent to his indictment for trespassing and hacking the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Pre-indictment, Swartz collaborated on technological issues, including the establishment of Reddit. Activism previous to the MIT hacking led the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to Swartz’s door, but accusations of criminal conduct were abandoned. Post-indictment and pre-trial, Swartz committed suicide. Speculation of prosecutorial overreach plagued

This Exhibition takes place within the Paley Center for Media, located on 25 W 52nd St in New York. The purpose of this exhibit serves to enlighten the public on just who Aaron Swartz is and why and how his efforts prevented our Internet Culture and American media as a whole from being widely censored. Without Aaron Swartz’s contributions, American media as we know it would mere fragment of what it has been and what it will always be. If visitors so chose, they could visit Liiberatoroftheinternet

Aaron Swartz was a computer computer prodigy and activist for political and societal change. From adolescent Swartz amassed attention within the technological community from designing websites to his intellectualism. As an adult, Swartz railed against established society through activism. Ultimately, the activism led to his arrest and death at 26. Opinions surround Swartz fluctuate, but his work continues to survive after his death. Born on November 8, 1986, to Robert and Susan Swartz, Aaron was

The death of Aaron H. Swartz is a tragedy on many levels. First, because the life of a promising young man, and contributor to society, was needlessly cut short. Second, who knows how far this young man’s innovative mind, vision, and abilities could have gone towards improving the quality of life for the people of our current society? And third, because what happened to him, can and does occur to many others. Clearly, in his case, our government went on a witch hunt due to pressure brought on

“The law about what is stealing is very clear. Stealing is taking something away from someone so they cannot use it. There’s no way that making a copy of something is stealing under the definition.” Aaron Hillel Swartz, an American computer programmer and Internet hacktivist once expressed his opinion on copyrights in 2004. As a gifted son of a programmer, he was exposed to various programming languages since he was a young boy. By the time when he was at age 14, he already became a key member of

you have been given a privilege. You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out.”(Swartz). Two days after learning of the United States decision on Aaron Swartz’s “hacking” at MIT, he took his life, due to his potential sentence of 35+ years in prison and $1,000,000.00 dollar fine in his court case against the United States Government. Aaron was convicted and soon to be charged with 13 counts of computer fraud because he had downloaded too many documents from

In her critical editorial, “What Aaron Swartz Showed Us” (January 16, 2013), Barbara Amiel—a bestselling author, and a successful freelance writer—is implying that the suicide of twenty-six year old Aaron Swartz brought attention to the faults in the U.S justice system. Amiel exemplifies Aaron Swartz as a crucial case of the misconduct of the justice system. She justifies Swartz actions by mentioning his view on the world; a corrupt and fraudulent world that is controlled by multinational organizations

The Story of Aaron Swartz,” the film portrays the lifespan of Aaron Hillel Swartz a computer programmer, political organizer, writer, and Internet activist. Swartz was involved in the development of many internet websites and file formats. Swartz died by suicide while under federal prosecution for data-theft. Federal prosecutors later charged him with 2 counts of wire fraud and 11 violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. This is his story (dramatic music like Law & Order). Swartz was born in

There is no doubt that the power of language is a major component in influencing Australia’s contemporary society. Documentary film texts such as Brian Knappenberger’s 2014 expository style documentary ‘The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz’ as well as Alex Gibney’s 2013, ‘We Steal Secrets’, position Australian audiences to feel a certain way about privileged social and cultural issues. The texts do this through their use of language features and devices such as editing, non-diegetic