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

[Daniel Shown]

+1

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Mr. Puneet Kishor <punkish at eidesis.org> wrote:
>
> On Jul 26, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Harry Halpin wrote:
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>> 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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