Petition for MIT to apologize for role in Aaron Swartz prosecution

We the undersigned ask that MIT issue an apology for its silence regarding the unjust federal prosecution against Aaron Swartz for actions that caused little or no harm to MIT or any individuals. Faced with a maximum fine of $1 million and over 35 years in prison if convicted of 13 felony counts related to the downloading of academic journal articles on MIT’s internet network [1], Aaron committed suicide on January 11, 2013.

We believe that MIT should have issued a statement criticizing the excessively harsh charges against Aaron in light of the following facts:

1.  Aaron’s use of MIT’s open network to gain access to JSTOR articles through MIT’s journal subscription was legal. At worst, his use of a computer script to automate downloading of 4.8 million articles violated JSTOR’s terms of use, for which he was not charged [2].

2. Aaron never distributed any of these articles to the public. In fact, he returned all copies of the downloads and promised not to share them once he was arrested [3].

3. JSTOR stated that it had no interest in pursuing civil litigation against Aaron [4] and asked for the criminal litigation to be dropped.

Aaron was a social activist, supporter of open access to knowledge, and friend to many in the MIT community. We are saddened to learn of his death and supportive of his family and partner’s criticism of MIT’s inaction against “a criminal justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach” [5].

[1] http://www.justice.gov/usao/ma/news/2011/July/SwartzAaronPR.html
[2] http://unhandled.com/2013/01/12/the-truth-about-aaron-swartzs-crime/
[3] http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/12/aaron-swartz-heroism-suicide1
[4] http://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-statement-misuse-incident-and-criminal-case
[5] http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/01/official_statement.php

[Edit: A couple people have pointed out that President Reif has issued a letter announcing the start of an internal investigation into MIT's involvement with Aaron's case, which we appreciate. We do not ask for an apology before the internal investigation is over, but we do wish to communicate our opinion that anything less than an apology as a result of the investigation is unacceptable in light of the facts stated above.]

[Disclaimer: This author of this post does not claim to represent the views of the MIT Society for Open Science as a group.]

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185Rachel BoyceJan 15, 2013
184Reena Joubertformer undergraduate, taking a gap yearJan 15, 2013
183Manushaqe Mucoundergraduate studentJan 15, 2013
182Corrina ChaseAlumJan 15, 2013
181Katherine CaliX-registered Wellesley undergradJan 15, 2013
180Daniel GoldmanJan 15, 2013
179Deena WangStudentJan 15, 2013
178Ioana ZelkoundergraduateJan 15, 2013
177Matthew BoulosKillam Fellow 2004-5Jan 15, 2013
176Anastasia McTaggart-MeekSpecial studentJan 15, 2013
175Mehmet CetinkayaJan 15, 2013
174Anvisha PaiundergraduateJan 15, 2013
173Albert CarterStaffJan 15, 2013
172Shuo YangJan 15, 2013
171Iman HajirasoulihaJan 15, 2013
170Nutan GuptaNoneJan 15, 2013
169Brian NeltneralumniJan 15, 2013
168Ashley NewtonJan 15, 2013
167Steve NeidhardtJan 15, 2013
166Paul KreinerStudentJan 15, 2013
165Karen WickertJan 15, 2013
164CJ CarrStartLabs, hackathonsJan 15, 2013
163Zachary McDowellJan 15, 2013
162Olivia MelloMIT '14Jan 15, 2013
161Niema Hirschmother of alumniJan 15, 2013
160Laura TottennoneJan 15, 2013
159Joshua SlocumAlumni '10 and '11Jan 15, 2013
158Angela PineoJan 15, 2013
157Robert KrawitzVI-3 1987Jan 15, 2013
156Michael WileyJan 15, 2013
155Professor Daniel Martin KatzJan 15, 2013
154Libby Cone, MD, MA MIT Class of 1977Jan 15, 2013
153Teresa DovidioJan 15, 2013
152Katelyn Haasfriends with Aaron's brother NoahJan 15, 2013
151Alexander HooverJan 15, 2013
150William KosterFriend Attends MITJan 15, 2013
149Larry LennhoffalumJan 15, 2013
148Marianne DíazJan 15, 2013
147Wendy JohnsonJan 15, 2013
146Katherine PolicyJan 15, 2013
145Thomas LevineJan 15, 2013
144Thomas GordanierJan 15, 2013
143Nicholas JoliatAlumnusJan 15, 2013
142James MaddenMCP 2010Jan 15, 2013
141David HouseJan 15, 2013
140Madeline HickmanMIT '11Jan 15, 2013
139Frederick DaveyJan 15, 2013
138Jennifer HillNoneJan 15, 2013
137Sung KimAlum 2010, Current StaffJan 15, 2013
136Jeff Matsonformer staffJan 15, 2013
135Bismita SahuJan 15, 2013
134Manohar SrikanthPhD, PostdocJan 15, 2013
133Maya CookJan 15, 2013
132Kavya JoshiMEngJan 15, 2013
131Jordan ReyesJan 15, 2013
130Elizabeth RileyCourse 20 2008Jan 15, 2013
129Francisco Jose Costa-CanoJan 15, 2013
128Hernan AnlloJan 15, 2013
127Steven PennybakerAlumJan 15, 2013
126Bronwen Watkins-PitchfordJan 15, 2013
125Stefano PaluelloJan 15, 2013
124Elyot GrantGrad studentJan 15, 2013
123Colm McMahonn/aJan 15, 2013
122philip keithnoneJan 15, 2013
121Pratik ChaudhariStudentJan 15, 2013
120Joshua Estrin SkrzypekSon and friend of numerous students/alumniJan 15, 2013
119Amy FarrellMIT 1988, EECSJan 15, 2013
118Noah VicksteinJan 15, 2013
117James Blake PattersonnayJan 15, 2013
116Colin McSwiggenalumnusJan 15, 2013
115Latifah HamzahAlumJan 15, 2013
114Rose CottinghamJan 15, 2013
113Marcel BorisJan 15, 2013
112Simon OsinderoJan 15, 2013
111Corinn Herrick2016Jan 15, 2013
110Robert Ochshornformer staffJan 15, 2013
109Rob McQueenMIT 12Jan 15, 2013
108Aimi WatanabealumJan 15, 2013
107Micah DaigleJan 15, 2013
106Marc BouvierJan 15, 2013
105Will DoenlenMIT c/o 2012Jan 15, 2013
104Jasmine FlorentineMIT AlumniJan 15, 2013
103Charles HungMIT '07Jan 15, 2013
102Christie LinMEng 2012Jan 15, 2013
101Rachel Bowens-RubinJan 15, 2013
100Harry RichmanundergraduateJan 15, 2013
99Samuel KleinJan 15, 2013
98Dustin BoyerJan 15, 2013
97Michele PratusevichMIT 2013Jan 15, 2013
96Nicole AptekarJan 15, 2013
95Rémi RispalJan 15, 2013
94Justin CampbellJan 15, 2013
93Jacob SteinhardtMIT '12Jan 15, 2013
92Claudia GoldAlum c/o 2007Jan 15, 2013
91Frédéric LOHIERJan 15, 2013
90Dany QumsiyehalumJan 15, 2013
89Shauna Gordon-McKeonJan 15, 2013
88Cypress FrankenfeldJan 15, 2013
87Amir HirschClass of 2006, MEng 2007Jan 15, 2013
86Seth Woodworthformer sysadminJan 15, 2013
85Bhaskar MookerjiAlumnusJan 15, 2013
84Darren SchmidtJan 15, 2013
83David LewisJan 15, 2013
82Jacob GreshJan 15, 2013
81Natan WytheJan 15, 2013
80Jaimee LeeAaron's cousin Jan 15, 2013
79Russell RyanS.B '09, M.Eng '11 EECSJan 15, 2013
78Nick StantonJan 15, 2013
77Alec ThomsonGrad StudentJan 15, 2013
76Dr. Pamela HutchisonExtended family of Aaron SwartzJan 15, 2013
75Timur BalbekovMIT S.B. 2013Jan 15, 2013
74Eric KuglerJan 15, 2013
73Rebecca GodfreyUSAJan 15, 2013
72Nick BadgerFriend of graduatesJan 15, 2013
71Rebecca SchnellJan 15, 2013
70Adam RodriguezMIT Undergraduate studentJan 15, 2013
69Andrew ZolyakJan 15, 2013
68Johan KullingsjoJan 15, 2013
67Hillary WheelockJan 15, 2013
66Jake ThompsonJan 15, 2013
65Alexander PatrikalakisAlumnus-AffiliateJan 15, 2013
64Dan WheeleralumJan 15, 2013
63Deniz YorukogluCsailJan 15, 2013
62Robert McCauleyJan 15, 2013
61Alec WilliamsStudentJan 15, 2013
60David CoopJan 15, 2013
59Thomas McLarneyJan 15, 2013
58Wiktor JakubiukMIT studentJan 15, 2013
57Daniel ClarkJan 15, 2013
56Meredith PetersonJan 15, 2013
55wesley gouldRejected applicantJan 15, 2013
54Star Simpsonex-studentJan 15, 2013
53Qiaochu YuanAlumnusJan 15, 2013
52Ron NewmanMIT '79, course VI-3Jan 15, 2013
51Alan AguiarJan 15, 2013
50May MoreshetJan 15, 2013
49Taylor MartinfriendJan 15, 2013
48Michael CoenAlum: S.B., S.M., and Ph.D.Jan 15, 2013
47Kyle BrogleSIPBJan 15, 2013
46Dylan SherryGraduate studentJan 15, 2013
45Amanda Wangstudent (undergraduate)Jan 15, 2013
44Jonathan VeseyJan 15, 2013
43Derek HovdeJan 15, 2013
42Melissa BoydJan 15, 2013
41Yuanyu ChenSB '12Jan 15, 2013
40Christopher MerrillMIT 2012Jan 15, 2013
39Michael NawrotStudentJan 15, 2013
38Paula FraserJan 15, 2013
37Charles PairanJan 15, 2013
36Jonathan MarcusFriend of many MIT students and alums.Jan 15, 2013
35Adam SpektorJan 15, 2013
34John DillJan 15, 2013
33Anthony HuronJan 15, 2013
32Afian AnwarCSAIL Jan 15, 2013
31Eric DuerrJan 15, 2013
30Eben FreemanMIT undergradJan 15, 2013
29Kevin MarkJan 15, 2013
28James KingJan 15, 2013
27Geoffrey MaciolekA FanJan 15, 2013
26Derek OverstreetJan 15, 2013
25Christian TernusMIT '10Jan 15, 2013
24Thomas CalahanMartinos Center at MGHJan 15, 2013
23Val Healyformer studentJan 15, 2013
22Ian DaniherAffiliateJan 15, 2013
21Jae Ung HwangJan 15, 2013
20Molly de BlancStaffJan 15, 2013
19Daniel DominguezalumJan 15, 2013
18Rachel FongalumnaJan 15, 2013
17Kamron PalmerJan 15, 2013
16Caroline BlehartJan 15, 2013
15Catherine OlssonStudentJan 15, 2013
14Steven DeeNoneJan 15, 2013
13Janet Li2013 Jan 15, 2013
12Nolan EssigmannStudentJan 15, 2013
11Brittany WillockJan 15, 2013
10Jeremy SherClass of 1999Jan 15, 2013
9nathan lachenmyeraluminuJan 15, 2013
8Adam WisniewskiJan 15, 2013
7Carolyn DiNardoJan 15, 2013
6Noah SwartzJan 15, 2013
5Brian DeRosaJan 15, 2013
4Sarah GanzhornJan 15, 2013
3Donald GuyalumnusJan 15, 2013
2Franck DernoncourtPhD in AIJan 14, 2013
1Yan Zhualum (2012)Jan 14, 2013

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