Aaron Swartz, Freedom Fighter & Innovator, Found Dead

"For Aaron Swartz, the act of sharing was a "moral imperative." In his Guerilla Open Access Manifesto, released to the Web in July 2008, he specifically targeted the "world's entire scientific and cultural heritage," which he said "is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations." Swartz called for those with access to such knowledge to make it available to others.

You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out. But you need not — indeed, morally, you cannot — keep this privilege for yourselves. You have a duty to share it with the world. And you have: trading passwords with colleagues, filling download requests for friends ... Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy."*

Aaron Swartz was found dead, apparently having committed suicide after a huge federal case was mounting against him. What did he do? Why was Swartz, a brilliant hacker and innovator who wanted to spread knowledge freely so dangerous in the eyes of the government? Cenk Uygur breaks down the insanely disproportionate case against Swartz.

*Read more from Andrew Leonard/ Salon: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/aaron...

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[mozo73]

Aaron Swartz was a Jew. This whole YT episode is about a guy who happens to be Jewish.....Next time please think before spouting off.

[owqse]

Murdered by the goverment. Just like in the soviet.

[Ralph Edgerton]

America New Nazis regime 

[yonskii]

So according to you, there are so many Jews that many media figures, celebrities, doctors, lawyers, etc, happen to be Jewish (this is more common on the east coast, not many over here in CA)... You admit there are a lot of Jewish people, a good chunk of society, but you have a hard time believing that 1% of the population of Europe in the 1940s (had pop. of approx 400 million) happened to be Jewish...

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

There can be very little doubt that this nerd was murderer, as he did really annoy the government by stopping their precious SOPA, harmed serious corporate interests and was likely to stop all attempts to renew this scheme and more over he was talking about constitutional rights and attracted young people to this subject; so he was charged with some phoney crimes and than executed at prison and a couple of months later SOPA passed as CISPA unanimously again.

[kibbulz1]

In order to keep his job he had to include that it was a suicide. Thats crap! He was a threat to those who gain from CISPA.

[kibbulz1]

@IFRFLIGHTRULES...Superb!

[seanek9]

"Out of the tragedy of death can rise a spark that makes life better for us all." The selfless act of Mohamed Bouazizi ensured his peoples freedom. "We do not forget" We certainly won't forget Aaron Swartz.

[IFRFLIGHTRULES]

The jews are controlling and corrupting the USA..using just as they have done this for a few thousand years. Let's not keep giving them money. The U.S has Palestinian blood on their hands for the atrocities Israel is doing on the poor Palestinians. Block Gaza just like the Germans contained the jews in the Warsaw Ghettos. They take away fertile Palestinian lands to build Apartments for Ethiopians converted to Judaism. When were there ever 6 millions jews living in Europe during WW2???????.

[IFRFLIGHTRULES]

Anything Jew, the entire U.S media will blow it out of proportions. mainly because, the media is controlled by jews. Just look at the news, every doctor, lawyer, the common citizen they interview first are jews..all the wars and major human sufferings are caused by the jews. they have survived through the ages like cockroaches by kissing Roman, English and American asses to make it. They sold jesus for a murdering barabas. How can they ever be trusted. They are the scum of the earth period..

[Jeremy Thomas]

Man I have several accounts that I use. All with different user details, usernames, and passwords. I guess I'm, a felon, too. What a bunch of fucking morons.

[mrvelveeta]

not suicide.