Editing JSTOR (section)

===Aaron Swartz incident===
{{Main|United States v. Aaron Swartz}}
{{See also|Aaron Swartz#United States v. Aaron Swartz case}}

In late 2010 and early 2011, [[Aaron Swartz]], an American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist, used [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]'s data network to bulk-download a substantial portion of JSTOR's collection of academic journal articles.<ref name="JSTORstatement" /><ref name="HuffPost" /> When the bulk-download was discovered, a video camera was placed in the room to film the mysterious visitor and the relevant computer was left untouched. Once video was captured of the visitor, the download was stopped and Swartz was identified. Rather than pursue a civil lawsuit against him, in June 2011 JSTOR reached a settlement wherein Swartz surrendered the downloaded data.<ref name="JSTORstatement" /><ref name="HuffPost" />

The following month, federal authorities charged Swartz with several [[data theft]]–related crimes, including [[wire fraud]], computer fraud, unlawfully obtaining information from a [[Computer security|protected computer]], and recklessly damaging a protected computer.<ref name="Bilton"/><ref name="open-access-adv" /> Prosecutors in the case claimed that Swartz acted with the intention of making the papers available on [[Peer-to-peer file sharing|P2P file-sharing sites]].<ref name=HuffPost /><ref name="Feds: Harvard fellow hacked millions of papers"/>

Swartz surrendered to authorities, pleaded not guilty to all counts, and was released on $100,000 bail. In September 2012, U.S. attorneys increased the number of charges against Swartz from four to thirteen, with a possible penalty of 35 years in prison and $1 million in fines.<ref name = JusticeGov /><ref name =Wired/> The case still was pending when Swartz [[Aaron Swartz#Death|died by suicide]] in January 2013.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21001452 "Aaron Swartz, internet freedom activist, dies aged 26"] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113035949/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21001452 |date=January 13, 2013 }}), [[BBC News]].</ref>