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dlwickham

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10. that's not what it says on JSTOR's website

Reply to Justin_Beach (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 01:32 AM

Jan 2013

The criminal investigation and today’s indictment of Mr. Swartz has been directed by the United States Attorney’s Office. It was the government’s decision whether to prosecute, not JSTOR’s. As noted previously, our interest was in securing the content. Once this was achieved, we had no interest in this becoming an ongoing legal matter.

http://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-statement-misuse-incident-and-criminal-case

doesn't say anything about urging the government to drop the charges

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Not to mention ... Justin_Beach Jan 2013 #5

and JSTOR even changed their policies reorg Jan 2013 #6

that's not what it says on JSTOR's website dlwickham Jan 2013 #10

they also say reorg Jan 2013 #11

so where do they say that they didn't want him prosecuted dlwickham Jan 2013 #13

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and the secession petitions hit those same numbers in about the same about of time if not quicker dlwickham Jan 2013 #14

the prosecutor actually in charge of the case reorg Jan 2013 #8

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