[okfn-discuss] Aaron Swartz - should OKFN take a position?

Tue Jul 26 15:29:32 UTC 2011

On Jul 26, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Harry Halpin wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Guo Xu <digitalepourpre at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> I agree that OKF should issue a statement ..
> 
> One could issue a statement that is pretty blanket, i.e. that "people
> should not be prosecuted for opening up data, particularly with the
> kinds of charges that show this is more a politically motivated
> witch-hunt than a fair prosecution given the nature of the alleged
> crimes". That would make sense.

Or, something to the effect of, "OKF unreservedly supports all activities considered legal within their respective jurisdictions that would enable open access to scientific data."

> 
>   cheers,
>       harry
> 
> ..

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