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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Among many others:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Brewster Kahle - <a href="http://blog.archive.org/2013/01/12/aaron-swartz-hero-of-the-open-world-rip/">http://blog.archive.org/2013/01/12/aaron-swartz-hero-of-the-open-world-rip/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Larry Lessig - <a href="http://lessig.tumblr.com/post/40347463044/prosecutor-as-bully">http://lessig.tumblr.com/post/40347463044/prosecutor-as-bully</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>James Grimmelmann - <a href="http://laboratorium.net/archive/2013/01/12/aaron_swartz_was_26">http://laboratorium.net/archive/2013/01/12/aaron_swartz_was_26</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Carl Malamud - <a href="https://public.resource.org/aaron/">https://public.resource.org/aaron/</a> (Incredibly elegant in its stark simplicity.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Danny O’Brien - <a href="http://www.oblomovka.com/wp/2013/01/12/he-was-funny/">http://www.oblomovka.com/wp/2013/01/12/he-was-funny/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Quinn Norton - <a href="http://www.quinnnorton.com/said/?p=644">http://www.quinnnorton.com/said/?p=644</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>(Danny and Quinn both talk about Ada, the daughter they had when they were married. Aaron, being barely more than a child himself, had a childlike relationship with Ada.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>James S. Tyre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Law Offices of James S. Tyre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>10736 Jefferson Blvd., #512<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Culver City, CA 90230-4969<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>310-839-4114/310-839-4602(fax)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>jstyre@jstyre.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>Policy Fellow, Electronic Frontier Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>https://www.eff.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ian Peter<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:52 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Ian Peter; governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [governance] Sad death of Aaron Schwartz<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>sorry for two typos – both different <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I should have been saying Aaron Swartz. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>There is widespread grief and feeling about this and doubtless we will hear more as the news spreads and is digested.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" title="ian.peter@ianpeter.com">Ian Peter</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:44 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" title="governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> [governance] Sad death of Aaron Schwartz<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I am posting below a few links reporting on the sad death by suicide of young Internet activist, Aaron Schwatrz. Aaron was a complex figure who made very substantial contributions to the Internet, including the initial RSS specification, Reddit, and the founding of Creative Commons, and who suffered from depression. Cory Doctorow reports on that here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/01/12/rip-aaron-swartz.html" title="http://boingboing.net/2013/01/12/rip-aaron-swartz.html">http://boingboing.net/2013/01/12/rip-aaron-swartz.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Aaron had been indicted in US for 13 counts of felony, and faced a long imprisonment term, for releasing articles from academic journals to the public domain. Last September, Tim Berners-Lee commented on the severity of these charges as follows<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/feds-go-overboard-in-prosecuting-information-activist/" title="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/feds-go-overboard-in-prosecuting-information-activist/">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/feds-go-overboard-in-prosecuting-information-activist/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>And in recent hours Electronic Frontier Foundation has posted the following<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/01/farewell-aaron-swartz" title="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/01/farewell-aaron-swartz">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/01/farewell-aaron-swartz</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'>“Moreover, the situation Aaron found himself in highlights the injustice of U.S. computer crime laws, and particularly their punishment regimes. Aaron's act was undoubtedly political activism, and taking such an act in the physical world would, at most, have a meant he faced light penalties akin to trespassing as part of a political protest. Because he used a computer, he instead faced long-term incarceration.<span class=apple-converted-space> “</span></span></font><font color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=3 color=black face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'>This is a sad time. Although the laws are not directly responsible for his death, It is very sad that an already complex person of great individual brilliance found his life further complicated by reactive laws. </span></font></span><font color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=3 color=black face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you Aaron Schwartz for your contribution to the Internet and to internet freedom.</span></font></span><font color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Ian Peter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance">http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>