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MIT to conduct internal probe in wake of Aaron Swartz’s suicide

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“Now is a time for everyone involved to reflect on their actions, and that includes all of us at MIT,” Reif said. “I have asked professor Hal Abelson to lead a thorough analysis of MIT’s involvement from the time that we first perceived unusual activity on our network in fall 2010 up to the present. I have asked that this analysis describe the options MIT had and the decisions MIT made, in order to understand and to learn from the actions MIT took. I will share the report with the MIT community when I receive it.”

via MIT to conduct internal probe in wake of Aaron Swartz’s suicide | Internet & Media – CNET News.

JSTOR Statement: Misuse Incident and Criminal Case

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The criminal investigation and today’s indictment of Mr. Swartz has been directed by the United States Attorney’s Office. It was the government’s decision whether to prosecute, not JSTOR’s. As noted previously, our interest was in securing the content. Once this was achieved, we had no interest in this becoming an ongoing legal matter.

via JSTOR Statement: Misuse Incident and Criminal Case | About JSTOR.

Also … From:  Prosecutor as bully

Fifty years in jail, charges our government. Somehow, we need to get beyond the “I’m right so I’m right to nuke you” ethics that dominates our time. That begins with one word: Shame.