"Many JSTOR Archives Now Free to Public"

[Linda Anderson]

Any correlation between the free access and the death of Aaron Swartz?

I found out about the free access in The New York Times story on Aaron Swartz's death. He was found dead on Jan. 11. JSTOR made its announcement on Jan. 9.

"But in July 2011, he was indicted on federal charges of gaining illegal access to JSTOR, a subscription-only service for distributing scientific and literary journals, and downloading 4.8 million articles and documents, nearly the entire library.

"Charges in the case, including wire fraud and computer fraud, were pending at the time of Mr. Swartz’s death, carrying potential penalties of up to 35 years in prison and $1 million in fines."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/techno...69881C6B69